The Cultural Harmony in Laanta Lanta Fetival…

The Laanta Lanta Festival is usually held in March every year at the old community in a small provincial town called Lanta Old Town in Koh Lanta, Krabi Province in Thailand. The town is full of ancient Chinese style houses and the history of the town dates back to more that 100 years. This Lannta Lanta festival is a great exhibition of some of the cultural traditions of Thailand and many tourists come to this town at this time to witness this mega cultural extravaganza.

Authentic food and traditional entertainment are the main attractions in this festival. With variety of different meals and snack available throughout the three days of the festival, the travelers can enjoy some of the fantastic cuisine and exotic drinks at many food and beverage booths. Because the festival is spread on the whole locale, the visitors can also enjoy the vast natural beauty and local hospitality while traveling one point to another.

Performances of Rong-Ngan and the traditional music and dances such as Sea Gypsies can be witnessed and enjoyed. The modern music is also in the process of filling the blanks while groups from every nook and corner of Thailand are performing their music live for the visitors. In the beach side stage, reggae and jazz acts can be seen which surely will kindle the party atmosphere among the crowds.

Glimpse of the traditions of Thailand also can be seen in the rituals such as traditional boat floating ceremony which is conducted to caste away the bad spirits of the fesyval according to the Sea Gypsy believe. The cultural booths on the sides of the walk away display some of handicrafts of the locals such as traditional Muslim cloth weaving and crafts made of Toi leaves. The information about the special projects happening around the year in Koh Lanta region are also given to the visitors to invite them to make some contributions towards a good cause.

If some one interested in witnessing the Laanta Lanta Festival, the place to stay is the Langham Place Koh Lanta which is one of the best luxury vacation spa resorts equipped with luxuries and comforts of a supreme Krabi luxury villa.