Fruit Carving - Traditional Thai Carving Lives On

There is a lot of speculation to when and where fruit carving all began but the first widely accounted appearance was at the Loi Krathong Festivity ("Hanging Lantern Festival") within the Kingdom of Thailand 700 many years back. This traditional festival is during the complete moon on the month of December to be grateful for the soul of h2o by floating little decorated rafts with lanterns down the river. In the year 1364 Lady Nang Noppamart carved a flower along with a bird from a vegetable to enhance her raft and her unique art was observed by King Phra Ruang.