City Pillar Inthakin Festival is held to invoke blessings of peace, happiness and prosperity for the city of Chiang Mai and its residents. Buddha images are paraded around the city. It is held at Wat Chedi Luang for 7 auspicious days and nights in the 7th lunar month.
Doi Suthep Pilgrimage On the night of Visakha Bucha Day, worshippers gather to light candles and make the 7-kilometre pilgrimage up to the temple on Doi Suthep.
Songkran Festival of Chiang Mai is held annually from 13 to 15 April. The 13th of April is the Great Songkran day featuring the revered Phra Phutthasihing Buddha image parade around Chiang Mai town for bathing, sand pagoda making, blessing of elders, and water splashing.
Bo Sang Umbrella Festival is held in January in Bo Sang Handicraft Centre of Chiang Mai. The festival features paper products, paper parasols in particular, cultural shows, a parade showing traditional ways of life, and several contests. |
