Loi Krathong--Festival of lights

We knew that throughoutThailand the festival was going on--we joined with the people in Udon as they gathered around the lakes to pay respects to the goddess of water and seek good luck by releasing beautiful lotus shaped rafts, decorated with candles, incense and flowers onto the water. They also released big beautiful paper lanterns into the air. If your candle stays lit until it disappears out of sight, it means a year of good luck. The lake and sky were beautiful with lights. It was not as easy at it looked to get the lanterns to rise into the night sky, but very fun!

  We will have a year of good luck! (We are so blessed!)