On Thursday, 6th November 2014, Cherngtalay Municipality, in collaboration with Laguna Resorts & Hotels (PLC), hosted the 13th Annual Cherngtalay Loy Krathong Festival at Laguna Grove, Laguna Phuket.
Honorable guests, Thalang District Chief Supoj Chanakit, Cherngtalay Mayor Suniran Rachatapruk and Laguna Phuket management jointly started the ceremony and released handmade Krathong floats into the lagoon to pay respect to the water goddess “Pra Mae Khongkha” and the water spirits.
More than 4,000 villagers and tourists enjoyed various stage performances, activities and mini-street market areas at the Festival while observing the longstanding Thai tradition of Loy Krathong (meaning “float the basket”), a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand.
Loy Krathong takes place every year on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the Western calendar this usually falls in November.
In main photo from left: Khun Anthony Loh, SAVP of Laguna Service Co. Ltd; Khun Passapong Nantarak, AVP Legal of Laguna Resorts & Hotels PLC; Khun Niyom Tassaneetipagorn, SAVP Corporate Affairs of Laguna Resorts & Hotels PLC; Pol. Col. Paworn Pornpromma, Cherngtalay Police Station; Khun Supoj Chanakit, Thalang District Chief, and Khun Suniran Rachatapruk, Cherng Talay Mayor