Thailand: Colourful river festival marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent

euronews (in English) 2019-07-16

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Villagers set sail in 150 boats down the Ladchado canal on Tuesday 16 July in central Thailand as part of a traditional river procession to mark the beginning of the three-month-long Buddhist Lent.

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