Loy Krathong is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand. It is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. It's very much a Buddhist festival where a raft decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles, incense sticks etc. is released into the river/water channel. Many Thais believe that floating a krathong will create good luck, and they do it to honor and thank the Goddess of Water.
This year, Loy Krathong was held on 24 November, and Maesai was full of festivities as well.
Da (my weekend housemate) and I went up to the border to join in the fun as well.
Floats being paraded along the main roads of Maesai.
Traditional Shan Lion Dance
That's Da & me! We climbed up to the Maesai customs house, where it directly overlooks Myanmar as well as Thailand. 
Do remember the Thais in your prayers, many of whom have not heard about the wonderful love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"You shall have no other god before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them..." Exodus 20:3-5
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HAHA their lion so skinny one..
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