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Yasothon is a town in the Isan region of Thailand. It lies a little more than 500 km northeast of the Thai capital Bangko.

Yasothon Rocket Festival

Bun Bungfai, or the Rocket Festival, is held annually in May at Phaya Thaen Park. The festival's origins lie in a custom of firing rockets into the sky at the start of the rice-growing season to encourage rain.
The festival now takes the form of a competition to see whose rocket will stay aloft for the longest time. The competition is marked by a weekend of celebration, including highly-decorated floats parading through the town, accompanied by partying, dancing and music.

Attractions

Phra That Yasothon – a Thai chedi or stupa over 1000 years old, said to contain a relic of Ananda, a favoured disciple of the Buddha. An annual festival is held in March to honour the temple.
That Kong Khao Noi – a chedi southwest of Yasothon in the village of Tat Thong, housing a statue of Buddha. Each April the statue is bathed in a ceremony to call for rains.
Tat Thong is also an excavation site of a prehistoric settlement.





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			Website for Yasothon Yasothon Thailand - hotels and information. Yasothon hotels and resort We have no traveler comments for Yasothon, Thailand. Help us and your fellow travelers and be the first. Click here to log your comments. Thank you. Welcome to Yasothon Yasothon is a town in the Isan region of Thailand. It lies a little more than 500 km northeast of the Thai capital Bangko. Yasothon Rocket Festival Bun Bungfai, or the Rocket Festival, is held annually in May at Phaya Thaen Park. The festival's origins lie in a custom of firing rockets into the sky at the start of the rice-growing season to encourage rain. The festival now takes the form of a competition to see whose rocket will stay aloft for the longest time. The competition is marked by a weekend of celebration, including highly-decorated floats parading through the town, accompanied by partying, dancing and music. Attractions Phra That Yasothon – a Thai chedi or stupa over 1000 years old, said to contain a relic of Ananda, a favoured disciple of the Buddha. An annual festival is held in March to honour the temple. That Kong Khao Noi – a chedi southwest of Yasothon in the village of Tat Thong, housing a statue of Buddha. Each April the statue is bathed in a ceremony to call for rains. Tat Thong is also an excavation site of a prehistoric settlement.