Naga fireballs Festival is held during the End of Buddhist lent day or the 15th day of the waxing moon on the 11th lunar month of every year in addition to tradition to celebrate important Buddhist religious day. Participants will also experience the wonders of Mekong River or the phenomenon of Naga fireballs. Which is the phenomenon of a red fireball crept up the Mekong River into the night sky the End of Buddhist lent day every year of the province near the Mekong River, such as Nong khai province to Bung kan province every year and the night there will be a floating lanterns.
Naga fireballs known each other for many years, But in the old days, People in B.E. 2529 the people Nong Khai-Bueng Kan called “Ghost fireballs” but the Lao people’s democratic republic called “fireworks”. Naga fireballs crept up from the Mekong River and the Naga fireballs create a wonderful to the public, the two banks of Thailand – Laos, Which has the same beliefs and faith. Naga Fireballs occur every year during the End of Buddhist lent day. The elders of Northeast near the Mekong River, Always say the same thing Underwater the Area zone Nong Khai province and city of Vientiane in Laos. There is a belief that the Naga or Snake living in this River. Release the fire out to see, so we therefore see the Naga Fireballs happen only the End of Buddhist lent day only. Orb glow up from the water up in the air. The total number of the fireball dozens or to hundreds of balls, No smoke, No sediment, No flame, No sound, No smell. Will starts to appear from the middle Mekong River into air. and it will nearby crept up in the local area – Poanpisai, Pak khat, And Mung district, Nong Khai.