Loi Krathong – Thailand
Loi Krathong is a festival celebrated annually across southwestern Tai cultures. In this festival, people gather around rivers or lakes and release lotus shaped rafts to pay respect to the goddess of water. The rafts are usually decorated with candles, incense, and flowers. The reason behind the festival is to thank the water goddess after the rice harvest season, as well as an apology for polluting the water.
Dia De Los Muertos – Mexico
This festival honors their dead with lively celebrations that combine indigenous Aztec ritual with Catholicism. They celebrate the lives of the deceased with things they enjoyed in life. During the 3 days celebration, the families clean and decorate their loved ones’ graves with the flower of the dead. They bring toys to the dead children and bottle of tequila, mescal or pulque for adults.
