King’s Birthday fireworks – Mae Sot
An important public holiday is held on 5 December to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch. Known in Thai as ‘Wan Chalerm’, the occasion is marked by an outpouring of love and reverence by Thai people throughout the kingdom and around the world.
On the evening of the holiday itself, a number of locations around Mae Sot let off spectacular fireworks displays. This was one was captured from the balcony of my apartment!
