FIESTA

Ayer durante mis compras en el supermercado, me fije que en la seccion del pan, sacaban bollos a montones de un carrito para vender. Como habia un cartel cerca con decoraciones, pense que seria para alguna fiesta religiosa. La verdad es que tenian muy buena pinta pero no sabia si se comian o no asi que se lo pregunte a la vendedora que hablaba un poco ingles. Me comento que no se comian, que se vendian para la fiesta de Loi Krathong y esta es la definicion que encontre en internet:

"Loi Krathong takes place 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.

"Loi" means "to float" and a "krathong" is traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk. Modern krathongs are more often made of bread. A bread krathong will disintegrate in a few a days and be eaten by fish and other animals. The traditional banana stalk krathongs are also biodegradable, but styrofoam krathongs are frowned on, since they are polluting and may take years to disappear. Regardless of the composition, a krathong will be decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense sticks. A low value coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits."

Leyendo el periodico en ingles hoy en la sala de espera del hospital, vi que tradicionalmente la gente va a tirarlos al rio en Bangkok, el Chao Praya.