History of Loy Krathong Day
Loi Krathong There is no definitive evidence as to when it started. But believe that this tradition has been carried on for a long time since the Sukhothai period. In the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng This tradition is called Loi Krathong. “The ceremony of booking a ceremony” or “loying the lanterns” and evidence from the main stone inscription 1 mentions that the candle-burning festival is the biggest festival of Sukhothai. It is believed that the event is definitely Loy Krathong.
In the old days, the Loi Krathong ceremony was a floating lantern. His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, the reign of King Rama 5, has assumed that The Loi Krathong ceremony is a ceremony of the Brahmins. It was held to worship 3 gods, namely Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Later, Buddhism was involved. therefore have a lamp to worship the relics and floating lanterns to worship the Buddha’s footprint
Before Nang Noppamas or Thao Sri Chulalak The first concubine of Phra Ruang will invent a lotus krathong instead of floating lanterns. As appeared in the book Nang Noppamas that
“On the full moon day of the 12th month, I made a sky lantern. Thinking of decorating it to be more strange than all the concubine lanterns, he chose different colors of kakasorn to decorate it in the shape of a flower petal blooming for the moonlight, about the size of a basket. All of the flowers are stacked with different colors to form a pattern…”
Loi Krathong tradition continues until the early Rattanakosin During the reign of King Rama I to King Rama 3, the royal family, as well as the nobles, made a big Krathong to compete in the competition.
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