Interesting stories about Loi Krathong
There are many legends of Loi Krathong:-
Loi Krathong is to ask for forgiveness Pra Mae Khongkha.
According to Brahma belief, Loi Krathong is to worship God.
Loi Krathong is to welcome Buddha when he came back to the world- he had stayed in the Buddhist temple during the rainy season at the second heaven ruler to teach his mother.
Loi Krathong is to worship foot-print of Buddha on the Nammathanati River beach.
Loi Krathong is to worship Chulamanee in the heaven where the Buddhas hair is buried.
Loi Krathong is to worship Bhakabhrama in heaven.
Loi Krathong is to worship Uppakutta-dhera who observed religious precept at the middle portion of the sea.
Loi Krathongs history in Thailand
Loi Krathong in Thailand originated in Sukhothai period as Loy Phra Pra Teip or Loy Khom (floating lantern). It is a festival of Thai people. After that, Noppamas- the most favorite concubines Sukhothai king – created krathong, like lotus-shaped, for floating in the river. Instead of floating lantern, it used for worshipping the foot-print of Buddha at Nammathanati River beach in Thakkhinabodh district, India. As we called Nehrabhuddha river.
Loi Krathong at the present
Nowadays, Thai people still keep form suitably; on the full moon of the twelfth, people usually prepare natural materials to make krathong. For example, they use banana trunk and lotus to make beautiful krathong then stick candle, incense stick, and flowers in krathong. They always ask for good luck in the future and forgiveness Pra Mae Khongkha. At the temples and tourist places, they held contestation of making krathong and Noppamas beauty pageants contest. There are many entertainment shows at night. Moreover, they set cautiously fireworks. The materials, used for making krathong, could be easily decomposed.
Reasons for Loi Krathong
We can conclude the reasons for Loi Krathong in Thailand that:-
To ask for forgiveness Pra Mae Khongkha because we use and drink water. Moreover, we often throw rubbishes and excrete wasted things in the water.
To worship the foot-print of the Buddha on Nammathanati River beach in India.
To fly away misfortune and bad things like floating sin- Bhrama ceremony.
To pay respect to Uppakhud whom mostly northern villagers show their gratitude for.
According to legend, he was a monk who had supernatural to kill Mara.
Krathong could be made from anything else such as banana leaves, banana trunks, coconut barks, paper, and etc. Stuck with incense stick and candle to make a wish and float it in the river.