{"id":2083,"date":"2021-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=2083"},"modified":"2021-11-18T06:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T06:13:18","slug":"thailand-lantern-basket-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/thailand-lantern-basket-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Beautiful Festivals to Ask Students About This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/thailand-lantern-basket-festivals\/#Lantern_Festival\" >Lantern Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/thailand-lantern-basket-festivals\/#Floating_Basket_Festival\" >Floating Basket Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/thailand-lantern-basket-festivals\/#Additional_Info\" >Additional Info<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/thailand-lantern-basket-festivals\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_It_For_Now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s It For Now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>There are a few festivals happening this week in Japan and Thailand, home to many of our students. Japanese families are celebrating the Seven-Five-Three Festival while our Thai students will be celebrating two festivals, both as beautiful as they are significant! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we've <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/08\/seven-five-three\/\">previously covered Seven-Five-Three<\/a>, we'll put the spotlight on Thailand's festivals. While the pandemic will surely put a damper on celebrations this year, you can still ask your students about their previous experiences with the festivals as well as any private celebrations they may have this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we've put together questions that you can use to spark discussions along with relevant vocabulary (bolded) that you can introduce to students to help them talk about this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lantern_Festival\"><\/span>Lantern Festival<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The twelfth full moon of the year (November 19th this year), is the day two festivals in Thailand occur, one called \"Yee Peng\" and the other \"Loy Krathong.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yee Peng is the one that most of us are familiar with. It involves <strong>releasing<\/strong> lanterns into the sky and is more common in northern part of the country.  You can get an idea from this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch as Lanterns Fill the Sky in Thailand | National Geographic\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2QAqJc-aB0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are lantern festivals common in your part of Thailand? If so, where do you buy the lanterns? Can you get them from temples, <strong>street vendors<\/strong>, supermarkets, or any other places? Or do you make them yourself?<\/li><li>Have you ever released a lantern into the sky? If so, how was the experience? If not, would you like to try?<\/li><li>What's the best part of Thailand for a tourist to experience the Thai Lantern Festival?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When people release lanterns, they often make a wish for the coming year. Some will even write their wishes onto the lanterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What wishes do people usually make when they release a lantern?<\/li><li>What wishes do you have for the coming year, if you don't mind sharing?<\/li><li>What wishes did you make last year? Did they <strong>come true<\/strong>?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Floating_Basket_Festival\"><\/span>Floating Basket Festival<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Loy Krathong (pronounced \"kra-tong\"), on the other hand, means \"floating basket.\" This festival practice takes place all over the country and involves releasing small baskets of <strong>offerings<\/strong> onto lakes and rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The baskets are usually made of banana leaves and a cut of banana tree trunk on top of which people typically place candles, flowers, and <strong>incense<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/23135909\/shutterstock_729297988-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/23135909\/shutterstock_729297988-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/23135909\/shutterstock_729297988-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption>Loy Krathong festival, People buy flowers and a candle to light and float on water to celebrate the Loy Krathong festival in Thailand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In your city or town, do people release little baskets onto the river? <\/li><li>What if a city or town doesn't have a river or lake? How do people celebrate Loy Krathong?<\/li><li>What are the little baskets made of? Do people make them themselves or do they buy them?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Placing the baskets in the water <strong>symbolizes<\/strong> letting go of one's bad luck, bad energy, bad karma, and any other <strong>negativity<\/strong> accumulated in the past year. Some people put nail clippings and hair into the basket for this reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why do some people put their hair and nails into the floating baskets?<\/li><li>How do you get rid of negativity in your daily life?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on who you ask, the baskets are also a way to ask for good luck, <strong>pay respect to <\/strong>Buddha, and <strong>give thanks to<\/strong> the water <strong>goddess<\/strong> who's actually a Hindu Goddess known as \"Ganga.\" While Thailand is a majority Buddhist country, due to its history, Hinduism also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hinduism_in_Thailand\">strong influence<\/a> on local religious practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can you tell me some stories about the water goddess?<\/li><li>What are some differences between how Thai people pay respect to Buddha during festivals and during their everyday life?<\/li><li>What are some Hindu gods and goddesses that people pray to in Thailand?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people also put coins onto their baskets, though the unfortunate result is that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokpost.com\/learning\/easy\/776537\/loy-krathong-coin-snatchers-get-ready\">thieves<\/a> who wait in the water to steal them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you put money into your floating baskets? Why? Why not?<\/li><li>I've heard there are thieves who steal money from floating baskets? What do you think of them?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Additional_Info\"><\/span>Additional Info<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you're having a great discussion with your students, the questions above might not be enough. Here are some more to keep your conversation going!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you decorate your home for the lantern or floating basket festival?<\/li><li>Are there <strong>parades<\/strong> or <strong>firework shows <\/strong>that take place during the festivals?<\/li><li>I hear that these festivals have become somewhat romantic \u2013 like a second Valentine's Day. What do you think about this trend?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also many interesting questions you can ask about the logistical side of the festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1621871524880-c700030de7f3?ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&amp;ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1000&amp;q=80\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"\/><figcaption><mdspan datatext=\"el1632017948608\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">Floating baskets wash ashore after the festival<\/mdspan><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What happens to the lanterns that are released into the sky? Do they fall onto trees or hit airplanes or buildings?<\/li><li>Do people ever hurt themselves when they're releasing the lanterns?<\/li><li>Who's responsible for organizing the festivals? City governments or temples?<\/li><li>Do the festivals leave a lot of <strong>litter<\/strong> that needs to be picked up?<\/li><li>There must be huge crowds and lots of traffic! How do you get around during the festivals?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_It_For_Now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s It For Now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you enjoyed learning about festivals our students will be taking part in this week and have some great discussions! Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few festivals happening this week in Japan and Thailand, home to many of our students. 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