This is a lovely festival that displays artistic skills as well as human piety. Beautifully carved beeswax candles are exhibited in colorful parades before being presented to local temples. At the festival, some candles stand several meters tall.
| The Candle Festival is another religious
activity observed as the commencement of the Buddhist Lent also known as
Phansa.
This is a lovely festival that displays artistic skills as well as human piety. Beautifully carved beeswax candles are exhibited in colorful parades before being presented to local temples. At the festival, some candles stand several meters tall. |