Loi Krathong is celebrated on one night during full moon of the 12th lunar month. Loi Krathong is the most romantic festival of this country. In the evening, people gather at the waterside to float krathongs, lotus-shaped vessels lovely decorated with flowers and lit candles, as a thanksgiving and worship to the Goddess of Water.
This is the celebration of the old Thai New Year. Buddhists visit the temple for the ceremony of ‘Rod Nam Dam Nua’. They sprinkle water on the Buddha images, and on the hands of the monks and novices at the temple, as an offering to express confidence that the supply of water will be adequate to cover the dry season. Songkhran is a time when the Thai family will try to be together, and many people will travel back to their home village.
and a cleansing of sins