Nope Bplah Len Plang festival

There is a festival going on in my town right now called Nope Blah Len Plang festival. It is to celebrate the finding of the most valued Buddha in all of Thailand, called the Emerald Buddha. This is a buddha statue that was covered by rock when the Burmese were trying to destroy Thailand to protect it. They had completly forgotten about it and then one day some Monks were moving it and dropped the statue and found the Buddha inside. It was found in the Sukkhothai area, one of the first kingdoms of Thailand, which is where my province is located and why we have it. The statue is located in the roral palace in Bangkok now. I was a little sad because I just found out it is actually made of Jade, but when they first found it they thought it was emerald. This picture is of the gate in front of the festival.

Here are some cute Thai girls doing some Thai dancing!