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of the most beautiful festivals that takes place in Thailand is the one
for Loy Krathong. This is celebrated on the full moon in November. The
word loy means to float, and a krathong is a banana leaf cup. People
place a candle and incense sticks in their krathongs and then float
them on a local river or pond. As they push away their krathong, they
ask for forgiveness in polluting the waterways and also for good luck
in the coming months. A class of 12 year old students from
Sriwittayapaknam School in Samut Prakan, wrote some stories in Thai and
English detailing what they did on Loy Krathong.
The following Vocabulary Words were prepared by the students before they started writing their stories.
| Thai |
English |
| พลุ |
fireworks, fire crackers |
| เทียน |
candle |
| พระแม่คงคา |
Goddess of the water |
| ดอกบัว |
lotus flower |
| สนุกสนาน |
fun / exciting |
| ขอขมาลาโทย |
to apologize |
| นางนพมาศ |
Noppamas |
| วันนักขัตฤกษ์ |
annual holiday |
| ธูป |
joss stick / incense |
| วันเพ็ญเดือน 12 |
the twelfth full moon |
| ท้าวศรีจุฬาลักษณ์ |
srijulalak king |
| ลำธาร |
stream |
| ตามตำนาน |
legendary |
| โคมลอย |
flying lantern |
| เทศกาล |
festival |
| พญานาค |
Serpent king |
| อธิษฐาน |
pray |
| ฉลอง |
congratulate |
| นมัสการ |
worship / pay respect |
| ใบตอง |
banana leaves |
| สุโขทัย |
Sukhothaiwreath |
| พวงมาลัย |
wreath |
| สนม |
King's concubine |
| ถวาย |
present |
| ลอย |
to float |
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