Phi Tha Khon
Read More"Ghosts" perform with gleeful abandon in the streets while a rock concert entertains a gathering crowd of festival-goers.
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Masks made simply from huad, the baskets used to steam rice
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Vessantara, the prince, returns with his consort, happily back from banishment.
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A girl with a highly ornate traditional mask
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Among the ghosts at the festival, two giant, seriocomic fertility figures, phi tha khon yai, male and female, represent abundance in general: of crops, of offspring, and in matters of business. The whirling male giant is seen here.
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