The world’s most magical Sky Lantern Festival — happens right here in Thailand 🎆🏮 📍Chiangmai CAD Khomloy Sky Lanterns Festival 2025 , Thailand 🇹🇭 | Adel Mgaieth

Yi Peng is one of Thailand’s most iconic lantern festivals, observed primarily in the northern regions but best known for the mass lantern release outside Chiang Mai. The annual ceremony involves releasing rice paper lanterns—called khom loy—into the sky as an offering to the Buddha. According to local belief, sending a lantern upward helps cleanse a person’s spirit and eases their misfortunes, clearing the path for good luck in the coming year. While the ritual was historically reserved for mon