Thursday, May 27, 2010

Rattanaburi 2010 Summer II: Bang Fai (Rocket) Festival

Every year of summer, just right before the raining season, the Ilsan (Northeast) people will be celebrating the Bang Fai, or Rocket Festival.


Shooting to the sky

Flying high

Smaller rocket (ten thousand grade)

Bigger Rocket (hundred thousand grade)

Into the blue sky



Smallest Rocket



The remaining of the rocket, or in Thai "Hang" (the tail) - the game is simple, whose tail takes the longest time in returning to the ground win. Like any other game, bang fai is always come with gambling.
Taking off




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