Dancers Rehearse Yee Peng Dance at 3 Kings Monument

 | Tue 31 Oct 2017 05:31 ICT

CityNews – Over 500 dancers take part in a live rehearsal in preparation for the Yee Peng Festival where thousands of candles will also be lit in celebration.

Over 500 dancers of all ages took part in a rehearsed Lanna Candle Dance at the Three Kings Monument on October 30, to be performed at the Yee Peng opening ceremony held on November 2 by the Rai Chiang Mai Network.

The team has also prepared over 100,000 candles which will decorate the moat along with larger candles that will burn for up to eight hours at every gate.

Rak Chiang Mai Network added that this will also be seen as a tribute to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej whom will always be missed.