During the evening many people will go down to their local klong(canal)or river to float their krathongs they believe this will bring them good luck the krathongs contain a flower a candle and three incense sticks which are lit before being placed on the water people usually make a wish at the same time some people believe that if the candle remains burning until the krathong is out of sight then their wish will come true by the end of the evening there are hundreds offlickering lights bobbing up and down on the water often there are also firework displays as well as shows and beauty contests for everyone overall it is really a memorable evening