Loy Krathong
What is going on with Loy Krathong?
What are its true goals?
And
How can we make it better?
Article By
Kris Dhiradityakul
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Special Holidays allow working people to have not only a physical rest but also to fill up their souls with all kinds of emotional and spiritual desire.
So everyone from everywhere or every country is looking for a holiday. Yes, every country has a holiday based on their different traditional culture, politics, climate, geography, mode of production, and religion. Loy Krathong is coming next week. Are we ready to celebrate or are we ready to make it right?
It is all acknowledged that the Thais seem to have quite a lot of holidays throughout the year. I don’t think Thais have less official holiday than any other countries around the world. If we look at the calendar, apart from the normal western weekend, we also have official holidays in every month.
In some months, there are more than two official holidays of which have been either determined by Buddhist traditions, agricultural ceremony or political event. Regardless of all traditional background, we tend to ignore the traditional goals and true hidden functions of the ceremony.
Instead, we enjoy any holidays with such a big gathering of friends and relatives and with alcoholic drinks.
Quite a lot of time we found ourselves gone far beyond the boundary of fun and enjoyment. A long holiday of fun and entertainment can turn into the most catastrophic period leading to greatest loss of life and property.
