Sukhothai invites tourists to join and experience the beauty of 'Sukhothai Loy Krathong and Candle Festival 2020'. The festival showcases the essence of Thailand in multiple artistic fields, featuring traditional culture, royal lanterns, and traditional fireworks. The event takes place over ten days from 23rd October ? 1st November 2020 at Sukhothai Historical Park, the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.
Holding the Sukhothai Loy Krathong festival among the 700-year-old ruins of the city?s cultural heritage has been a long-standing tradition, and the stunning setting helps reflect the delights of Thai history, tradition, and cultural values. This most spectacular and romantic festival is also the birthplace of the Loy Krathong festival in Thailand.
Sukhothai province, in cooperation with The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), and the Sukhothai Provincial Administrative Organization, continues the event to ensure the value of arts and culture of the Sukhothai people is understood across the world. The event will also attract local tourism, helping to stimulate the economy, supplement the income of local communities, and drive recovery of the domestic tourism industry in Thailand.
The highlight activities include:
- Ceremony to welcome the Dawn of Happiness, offering dried food to Buddhist monks
- Ancient Sukhothai Period market
- Contemporary performances on stage
- Market selling local community products
- Light and Sound Show of 'The history of Sukhothai?
- Performance on the legend of Thao Si Chulalak
- Nang Nopphamat Beauty Contest
- Phlu, Talai, Fai Phaniang pyrotechnics (fireworks display), at the Wat Sa Si (Traphang Trakuan) pond, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions.
- The royal inauguration flame and lanterns to worship the great and magnificent king of Sukhothai, and many more activities.
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