A town in Thailand named Lopburi celebrates Monkey Festival every year. Lopburi is one of the provinces of the central region and home to several prominent artifacts and prehistoric monuments. One of the significant symbols of LopBuri is the monkeys. You can see groups of monkeys in temple of San Phra Kan, but also in the street, close to shops or from the trees.
A grand feast will be held just specifically for the monkeys on the last Sunday of November annually. Festivities include a monkey ‘tea party’ where macaques tuck into a spread of fresh fruit, eggs, milk, vegetables and sausages all prepared in their honour and of course, bananas. Locals believe that providing food for the monkeys, Lopburi's most famous residents, brings good fortune and prosperity. The feast is also a sort of "thank you" for the interesting animals whose attract thousands of tourists to the town every year.
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Monkeys enjoying the foods prepared for them.
If the description of the Monkey Festival does not make clear for you, do take a look at the video below posted by Odomos7 to see how the Monkey Festival looks like, I'm sure you'll be fascinated!
A grand feast will be held just specifically for the monkeys on the last Sunday of November annually. Festivities include a monkey ‘tea party’ where macaques tuck into a spread of fresh fruit, eggs, milk, vegetables and sausages all prepared in their honour and of course, bananas. Locals believe that providing food for the monkeys, Lopburi's most famous residents, brings good fortune and prosperity. The feast is also a sort of "thank you" for the interesting animals whose attract thousands of tourists to the town every year.
Picture credit to moolf.com
Monkeys enjoying the foods prepared for them.
If the description of the Monkey Festival does not make clear for you, do take a look at the video below posted by Odomos7 to see how the Monkey Festival looks like, I'm sure you'll be fascinated!
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