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Floating Boats of the Sea Gypsy
(On the full moon day in the 6th and 11th months of
the lunar calendar)
Floating Boats of the Sea Gypsy
(Loi Ruea Chao Le Festival)
On the full moon day of the 6th and 11th lunar months
(around May and October)
This festival is a rare and old tradition of the sea gypsies
on Ko Lanta. On the full moon day of the 6th and 11th
lunar months the sea gypsies will gather at the beach
near Ban Saladan to float boats in the sea in order to
float away the misfortunes and bring good luck. During
the ceremony, a typical southern rong-ngeng dance and
music will be performed around the boats.
Opening the Andaman Sea
(Krabi
Boek Fa Andaman)
(November 2010)
This festival is held annually to officially open the
tourist season of the province. It features parades, cultural
and musical performances, sea kayak competitions, boat
races, sales of local products and other activities.
| *The event dates are tentative,
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