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November
The rain's (mostly) stopped, the weather's (relatively) cool, the crowds are low, and
the festivals are plentiful: November is one of the best months to visit Bangkok.
Loi Krathong
On the night of the full moon of the 12th lunar month,
grà·tong
(boats made of a section of
banana trunk) are floated on Mae Nam Chao Phraya. The ceremony is both an offering to
the water spirits and a symbolic cleansing of bad luck.
Wat Saket Fair
The grandest of Bangkok's temple fairs
(ngahn wát)
is held at Wat Saket and the Golden
Mount around Loi Krathong. The temple grounds turn into a colourful, noisy fair selling
flowers, incense, bells, saffron cloth and tonnes of Thai food.
