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Isaan booming as fuse lit for annual Rocket Festival

Isaan booming as fuse lit for annual Rocket Festival

Isaan skies are streaked with grey smoke trails from May to July every year, as locals launch Bang Fai or bamboo missiles to prod the rain god awake.

Si Sa Ket suspends rocket fest, other religious activities

Si Sa Ket has suspended its religious ceremonies, including “Bun Bang Fai”, or the rocket festival, to contain the spread of Covid-19, Governor Wattana Phutthachat said today (May 5).

Rocket festival thrills tourists and appeals to gods for rain

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018

THE NORTHEASTERN province of Yasothon’s “Bun Bang Fai” annual festival has wowed Thai and foreign tourists with nearly 100 beautifully-decorated traditional rockets, to be lit as an offering to the gods for rain along with a contest for cash prizes worth more than Bt60,000 being held at Phaya Thaen Park in Muang district.

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