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OnthefullMoonofthe12thlunarmonth
eachyear,peopleacrossnorthernThailand
gathertoreleaseamber-glowinglanternsinto
thesky.TheYiPengfestival(alsowrittenas
YeePeng)occursaroundmid-November,with
themajorityofpeoplegatheringinthecityof
ChiangMaitoreleaselanterns.Thetradition
ofsendinglanternsintothesky
symboliseslettinggoofmisfortune,
andit’ssaidthatwishesmade
upontheirreleasewill
cometrue.