The Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand is a world famous and ancient tradition. It is celebrated as a way to release negative energy and wish good fortune in the coming year. Travel ...

A Buddhist pagoda was inadvertently set ablaze during a lantern festival in northern Thailand, according to media reports. The popular festival has raised concerns about safety in the past. At the Yi ...

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Known for their breathtaking illuminated displays, lantern festivals serve as celebrations of community, good luck, and new ...

Jett and Jira Hurapan have given CityCentre a sleek new Northern Thai option. Named after the floating lantern festival celebrated in Chiang Mai, Yi Peng recently provided us a meal worthy of a ...

CLIO, MI -- In the late 13th century, the Lanna Kingdom in Thailand started an ancient festival, the Yi Peng Lantern Festival, to celebrate the end of the monsoon season and welcome the cool season.

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On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for ...

Residents and tourists prepare to release the lanterns in to the sky during a celebration prior the Loy Kratong or floating festival in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand in 2005. A pagoda caught ...