BANGKOK, Oct 28 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will postpone the public celebrations and associated events of the annual Loy Krathong festival, scheduled for November 17, due to Thailand’s month of mourning in respect of His Holiness Supreme Patriarch who passed away on Thursday.

TAT deputy governor Thawatchai Arunyik said a new date for the festival, one of the major attractions for foreign tourists, will be announced later.

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