Jim had read in one of our guide books, and I had read in our in flight magazine that the Bo Sang Umbrella Festival would be happening the same weekend we would be in Chaing Mai. The festival was about a 9 km songthaeu ride out of town, and we decided to take our chances. We were not dissapointed.
Bo Sang is where all the painted paper and silk umbrellas come from, and the festival is an opportunity to put that on display in full vibrant color.
Behind us, you can see several examples in all colors and sizes
The best part of our visit was by far the parade. It had a marching band, with this young drum majorette at the head
And floats with children dressed in traditional costume. I managed to capture a pretty excellent nose picker in this shot
And no parade would be complete without floats
That were so tall, each float had a guy with a tall stick to push those pesky power lines out of the way
The theme of this year's festival was we are one Asean. As such, there was one float for every Asean country,
Accompanied by adults also in traditional dress of that country
Thailand was the last country float, and they brought out the white elephant for the occasion.
Here I am posing with the more traditional style paper umbrella
Both the opening and closing of the festival was led by these ladies on bicycles. Each representing the Asean countries, these ladies would go on over the weekend to compete for the title of Miss Bo Sang.
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