Thailand has a holiday called Loi Krathong, a beautiful day of light. In school we made what are essentially candle holders out of banana trees, banana leaves, and flowers. At night we lit the candle and sent them down the river to join the hundreds of other candles, bringing any bad in our lives with them. Of course when I place mine in the river, it collided with the dock pole and turned over. I'm pretty sure that's like terrible luck by Thai standards. Hopefully since I'm a felung (Thai word for white person) it won't apply. The other part of the holiday is lighting these beautiful white lanterns, making a wish, and letting them float into the sky. All throughout the sky you could see dots of light, hundreds of wishes all being transported to the heavens. So beautiful.
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