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Float your worries away

Float your worries away

The Yi Peng festival is absolutely spellbinding. This is a time when they release sky lanterns, or Khom loi as locally known, into the sky where they resemble f...
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The Yi Peng festival is absolutely spellbinding. This is a time when they release sky lanterns, or Khom loi as locally known, into the sky where they resemble fluorescent jellyfish. Releasing a sky lantern into the sky means good luck, which is why they often ask you to make a wish before releasing one. Aside from good luck it also symbolizes them floating their worries, sorrows, and problems away.
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Nov, 2016

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