Welcome to Yasothon 2003

Welcome to Yasothon 2003
Saefty is a very important issue as Yasothon Working on a rocket as its pulled up the launching rail. The biggest rockets contained 150 kg of gunpowder. Green team ready the launch ladder for their rocket.
Early days
The previous day a parade is held Once your rocket is fired you are allowed to go and jump in the mud
Yasothon team 2003
A team with their certificate A mud guy oblivious to the rocket shooting off behind him
The night carnival on the Friday night before the festival
120 kg class rocket takes off Mud women are quite rare to stumble across. Here are two specimens
Laura and Tom playing a game at the carnival
Affixing their rocket to the launch rail with a miwture of blue string and tree saplings Look at that
More mud
Team mud cheer after their launch The festival is also popular with monks  a group heave a 120kg rocket up onto the launch rail
Did you see that - it blew up
Another 120kg launches ... ... but big is not always better!
Post green rocket explosion
More madness