This annual ceremony is asking forgiveness of the Mae Kong River for polluting the water. It is also the floating away of your sins. This year the celebration was held on a weekend. Some people painstakingly prepared their floats. Many venders also came to sell to those not having the time to prepare a proper gra-tong. These beautiful floats are made with a section of banana trunk as a base, with flowers, incense, candles and a small coin on top.
The worshippers go to the nearest river or body of water when it gets dark. There they pray to mother earth to forgive them for polluting the water. Then they gently push their small floats into the stream and watch it disappear in the current.
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