10 10 / 2011
Event: Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival
23 - 24th October is the Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival in Thailand. At the end of the Buddhist rains in late October on the night of the full moon, you can witness the Naga Fireballs – an amazing natural phenomenon in which hundreds of colourful fireballs rise from the Mekong river high in to the air. There are conventional theories as to what causes the fireballs, however legend has it that the fire comes from the mythical Naga (a serpent), produced as a gesture of homage to the Lord Buddha.
The two day celebration also includes many other events in the dark to make it a real party, such as light and sound shows and an illuminated boat contest, but nothing can outshine the impact of the main attraction.
