Loy Kratong marks the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month. Therefore the actual date changes from year to year, although it generally falls sometime in November. Loy Kratong translates to 'float a kratong'. A kratong will traditionally be cut from a trunk of a banana tree and decorated with flowers and leaves. Typically Thai people place food, joss sticks, candles and coins into a kratong. On Loy Kratong the celebration involves a very simple ritual: One lights the candles and the joss sticks and making a wish or two. Then the kratong is placed on a river, canal or any other body of water with a current so that the kratong can float into the distance. Thais believe that the longer the kratong floats the better the chance of the individualis wishes coming true. The festival is said to date back to the 13th century and to the ancient kingdom of Sukhothai. Thais commonly believes that Loy Kratong give one the opportunity to wash away one's sin from the previous year. They also believe that those couples who celebrate the festival together will continue to have a strong relationship during the following year.

Pattaya's Fire Brigade attended the festival on Pattaya's Central Road. They left Paloma at 24:00, hours before Pattaya's citizens and the City's tourists left the scene...

City Hall's Peacekeeping and Security Department said Police will fine and arrest anyone found to be shooting off fireworks or sending candle-powered paper balloons (known as khomloys) into the air. As you can see from our pictures khomloys and fireworks bewitched Pattaya's sky during whole the night. Nevertheless, our lovely police was able to confiscate a few khomloys to decorate their car. Loy Kratong comes but once a year. 2013 we celebrated it on November 17th.