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People prepare to float their Krathongs on Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
Thailand observed the annual Loy Krathong festival on Monday. At the festival, people set afloat lotus-shaped rafts adorned with candles, incense and flowers, known as Krathongs, around the twelfth full moon night of the Thai calendar while wishing a year's bad luck to be washed away by the waters.
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People prepare to float their Krathongs on Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
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People float their Krathongs on Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
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A person prepares to float a Krathong on Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
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Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2019 shows a Krathong floating on Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, Thailand. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)