ไหวพระจันทร์ - Chinese Moon Festival
Right, this thing is the Minnesota State Fair only just one night, and with more traditional food offerings. Wai Pa Jan is celebrated because of the full moon, and there is probably some cultural significance there that I should research, but these photos tell my experience at the actual event. A dejected Brazilian girl rests alongside her cache of secondhand clothing The street Some dancers The Rotary Club's shrine A dragon before it is dark ¡Selfie! These men perform some kind of blessing using tree branches to sprinkle water onto onlookers. You must bow when receiving the water Somewhat later in the night, these men and several other sets of people in costumes ran through the middle of the street. Random metal concert (or maybe this was the soft rock band that performed first) Obligatory mini heart picture because Thailand. it is ironic This man performs a stunt in which he jumps from the top of the pole and catches it at the b...