When is the Ghost Festival in Thailand? Introduction of Ghost Face Festival in Thailand

June 24 -26 is the busiest time in Thailand. In order to welcome the annual Ghost Festival, everyone made full preparations before going out, from clothes to headdresses. Since I have just arrived these days, I will give you a detailed introduction to how the Ghost Festival is spent and how powerful it is! Thailand, with its vast territory and low population density, will enter the busiest three days of the year.

Local custom

According to the custom of previous years, there will be a blessing ceremony and cultural celebration on the first day, the ghost face parade on the second day is the highlight, and the activities on the third day are mainly Buddhist chanting and monks.

Among dozens of festivals in Thailand, apart from the Songkran Festival, I am most interested in the Ghost Face Festival.

Speaking of ghosts, many people will think of horror movies and then think of all kinds of scary plots.

Some time ago, I brushed a recorded video of the ghost face parade "Pitakon" on the Internet, which took about three minutes. After reading it, I can't help but sigh: "It turns out that Ghost Festival can be so happy."

When the three-day Ghost Festival is over, Caidan Town on the Alai border will calm down again. Almost all foreign tourists come to attend the Ghost Festival. After all, it is only once a year, and it is also a good experience to take advantage of the excitement.

Roy

On the map of Thailand, Loy is divided into the northeast of China, surrounded by rolling mountains, such as:

Mount Fuji in Thailand.

Every morning, you will see this different scene, which is quite charming.

You think Roy only has mountains?

Xinre Wen Yi townlet

Chiang Kai-shek of The Kan Qing Journal is at the junction of Loy and Laos.

Once upon a time, this clean town was the territory of neighboring Laos. If you go to the town, you will find many buildings or customs with Lao elements.

Dansai townlet

Cai Dan looks like Roy again, probably because the attraction of Ghost Festival is increasing day by day, and more and more people come to visit these days.

A few years ago, it was almost luck to find a house with better environmental facilities in the border city of Cai Dan.

Things are different now. There are many hotels in the town and the environment is uneven. Although there are many choices, there are still many competitors, especially during the Ghost Festival.

It is difficult to come to Cai Dan, so it is necessary to attend the annual Ghost Face Festival. In your spare time, visiting the surrounding scenic spots and experiencing the daily life in the border town will definitely add a lot of color to your trip to Roy's Ghost Festival.

Burns

The exterior is mainly brick red, surrounded by a small hall and a white square tower.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the base of Ghost Festival. Charity, cultural celebration, monk path, ghost face parade and other activities are all here.

There is no exact data on the age of Chaipeng Temple. Most of the locals of the older generation always thought that this temple was at least 700 years old. Who knows?

Every year, the Ghost Face Festival, markets and roadside stalls have various totem masks for sale, and there are also many small ornaments with different styles as souvenirs.

The grimace mask museum

This grimace mask museum is near Chaipeng Temple.

Introducing history should be the standard of all museums, and here is no exception. There are several editions in the museum introducing the origin of Ghost Festival.

There are countless kinds of totem masks scattered all over the museum. Various patterns give visitors different impressions, some of which look interesting and some are slightly mysterious.

The museum also has a hand-painted experience area, where visitors can hand-paint a unique grimace mask and wear it on the day of the ghost face parade.

Peace memorial tower

The Peace Memorial Tower between the two countries is one of the most respected landmarks of the Loy people.

According to legend, in the16th century, the ancient Siam and Lancang dynasties successfully resisted the enemy's invasion, so they built "Platas Risonglak" as a symbol of victory in the battle.

Walk along the path to the entrance of the memorial tower, and you will find dragons sitting on both sides of the ladder. The dragon here is different from our cognition, perhaps influenced by the architectural style of Laos.

Hundreds of years have passed, and this place has been repaired dozens of times. The mottled exterior walls even tell passers-by about that long but profound history. Its meaning is still circulating today, and people can't bear to stay away from this building.

Perhaps because of such a heavy commemoration, there are red taboos here, and red clothes are not allowed to visit.

Wat Neramit Wipatsana Buddhist Temple

If you start from the Peace Memorial Tower and drive south, you can reach this seemingly vicissitudes "Watnera Mitwipatsana" Buddhist temple in about five minutes.

What you see is the traditional triangular spire design, which looks magnificent in appearance and has a sense of royalty.

The western-style gardens in the yard make people feel that they are not traditional temples.

When you visit a temple, you may be impressed by the huge oil paintings hanging on the wall. These paintings all describe stories about Buddhism, and each stroke can be described as exquisite.

In fact, I think the historical sites of Caidan Town are more than just scenery. It is estimated that many foreign tourists have been to Ghost Festival.

tourist handbook

Data flow information

Flight: There are two airlines in Thailand, AirAsia and Nocturnal Airlines, both of which have flights to Loy. If you leave from Bangkok, most of these domestic routes board at Don Mueang Airport, and the flight time is about one hour.

Bus: Take the shuttle bus to Udonthani at the passenger station, get off after Loei, then charter or rent a car for Dansai, and generally get off at Th Kaew Asa, the arch, with a distance of about 80 kilometers, which takes about 1.5-2 hours.

About food

All the food here is local midnight snack. Although I can't remember the name, there are still many tourists on Ghost Festival these days, and you can see a lot of local food when you walk by the roadside.