"Amazing Thailand : A Photographic Tour 2010" Northern Thailand Day 2 Loy Krathong Festival ( Yee Peng ) ~ Chiang Mai More than a thousands lanterns release at the same time to the air during the festival of Yee Peng in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai November 21, 2010. The annual festival is celebrated as a religious event in which locals throughout the region make merit and carry out other religious activities. The highlight of the event is the launching of the ‘Khom loy’, or floating lanterns, into the night sky with the belief that misfortune will float away with the lanterns. © Sayid Budi ~ All rights reserved 2010