In the old days 90% of Thailands people made their living as fisherman in small long tail boats or larger fishing trawlers, depending on how ell off they were and how much fish they caught.
Today it is still practised in the smaller coastal towns and villages and especially on the islands.
Once a year the people say thank you the the "Gods" of the sea for the previous years "harvest" and also to ask for a prosperous year to come, with calm seas and large amounts of catch. Each person places an arrangement of flowers or decorated bread into the water as an offer to the keeper of the seas. They light candles on the shores and let them take flight with large brown paper bags.
Quite a site to see.
(Traditional Thai clothing for the special evening.)
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