Rung Phu
Slide 1 Good afternoon, everyone! Welcome to And welcome to our presentation about one of
(Intro) Srinagarindra The Princess Mother the cherished traditions in Thailand, the “Yi
School, Phayao. Peng”(Click next slide)
Slide 2 Imagine a night sky filled with thousands This beautiful sight is the Yi Peng festival, a
of twinkling lanterns floating up like a cherished tradition in Northern Thailand.
river of light.
Slide 3 What is Yi peng? Read in ppt: Yi Peng is a sky lantern
festival of Northern Thailand.
Other parts of Thailand, like the central region,
also celebrate a festival on the same night,
Slide 4 which they call Loy Krathong.. (press next)
.. during which a banana-boat-shaped
Yes, but Yi Peng is more about sending krathongs are being released into bodies of
troubles away into the sky, while Loy water. (point at the picture)
Krathong focuses on giving thanks to the
water goddess and seeking forgiveness
for past transgressions. (Next slide)
Slide 5 Now let’s talk about the “THE RICH HISTORY
OF YI PENG”
First, we have READ #1 (click next to
show photo)
Slide 6 We also have READ #2 (click next to show
photo)
Slide 7 The 3rd one is READ #3
And lastly, READ #4
Slide 8- Familiarize, you can glance more in this part.
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Slide 13 When and where is Yi Peng celebrated? Yi Peng is primarily celebrated in northern
Thailand, particularly in Chiang Mai. It usually
takes place in November during the full moon
of the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar.
Slide 14 Let’s proceed to the “SIGNIFICANCE OF
Yi Peng”
-The first one is Spiritual Cleansing
Releasing lanterns symbolizes letting go
of negative energy and past misfortunes, Next is Paying Homage
allowing participants to start anew. - The festival honors Buddha and other
revered spirits, with lanterns serving as
offerings to celestial beings.
Also, Community Bonding
- Yi Peng brings people together, creating
a sense of unity and shared cultural And lastly, Wish Fulfilment
identity among everyone involved. -Many believe that wishes written on lanterns
will be taken to the heavens, making them
more likely to come true.
Ends (And) That ends our presentation. Thank
you all for your attention during the
presentation on Yi Peng Festival. Although the festival isn’t here yet, we can
still capture its spirit by creating and
And now, we invite everyone to join us decorating our own sky lanterns today.
outside in the basement of this school,
next to these rooms, where we can
decorate the lanterns and write our It will be a great way to connect with the
wishes together. festival’s traditions.
Let’s head there together and make this
Let’s head there together and make meaningful experience.
this meaningful experience.
Thank you and follow us as we go
there.