The Monkey Festival | National Geographic

if you want to get a monkey off your

if you want to get a monkey off your back lop buri Thailand is not the place

back lop buri Thailand is not the place

back lop buri Thailand is not the place to go every year on the last Sunday in

to go every year on the last Sunday in

to go every year on the last Sunday in November the library in a local hotel

November the library in a local hotel

November the library in a local hotel sponsors a festival just for the

sponsors a festival just for the

sponsors a festival just for the resident macaque monkeys and there are

resident macaque monkeys and there are

resident macaque monkeys and there are lots of them in the Buddhist tradition

lots of them in the Buddhist tradition

lots of them in the Buddhist tradition the Thai Revere the monkey as a hero

according to legends the Monkey Hanuman

according to legends the Monkey Hanuman and his army saved a God’s wife from the

and his army saved a God’s wife from the

and his army saved a God’s wife from the clutches of a demon we believe that

clutches of a demon we believe that

clutches of a demon we believe that Hanuman never died

Hanuman never died

Hanuman never died so he’s the symbol of prosperity and

so he’s the symbol of prosperity and

so he’s the symbol of prosperity and good good luck and ever since the

good good luck and ever since the

good good luck and ever since the monkeys of Thailand are free to roam and

monkeys of Thailand are free to roam and

monkeys of Thailand are free to roam and don’t have to worry about their next

don’t have to worry about their next

don’t have to worry about their next meal every day people from the town

meal every day people from the town

meal every day people from the town bring them food but on the day of the

bring them food but on the day of the

bring them food but on the day of the festival near the camere temple the

festival near the camere temple the

festival near the camere temple the spread is huge

spread is huge

spread is huge including a colorful display of fruits

including a colorful display of fruits

including a colorful display of fruits and goodies for the monkeys to choose

and goodies for the monkeys to choose

and goodies for the monkeys to choose from and indulge even statues of monkeys

from and indulge even statues of monkeys

from and indulge even statues of monkeys get trays of colorful food and a bottle

get trays of colorful food and a bottle

get trays of colorful food and a bottle of water

the sponsor of all this monkey business

the sponsor of all this monkey business mr. young ute knows how to make an

mr. young ute knows how to make an

mr. young ute knows how to make an entrance

organizers say the first purpose of the

organizers say the first purpose of the festival is to feed the monkeys the

festival is to feed the monkeys the

festival is to feed the monkeys the second what are tourists every year a

second what are tourists every year a

second what are tourists every year a lot of people many people to delivery

lot of people many people to delivery

lot of people many people to delivery for those see the monkey patty

for those see the monkey patty

for those see the monkey patty mischievous monkeys get into everything

mischievous monkeys get into everything

mischievous monkeys get into everything and on anyone you’ll never get them to

and on anyone you’ll never get them to

and on anyone you’ll never get them to sit still that’s why sure I was kneeling

sit still that’s why sure I was kneeling

sit still that’s why sure I was kneeling down taking picture of a monkey and all

down taking picture of a monkey and all

down taking picture of a monkey and all of a sudden monk swiped my my sunglasses

of a sudden monk swiped my my sunglasses

of a sudden monk swiped my my sunglasses off the locals have to deal with the

off the locals have to deal with the

off the locals have to deal with the problems too

problems too

problems too ladies of all I just chased them away

ladies of all I just chased them away

ladies of all I just chased them away from properties I don’t shoot them

from properties I don’t shoot them

from properties I don’t shoot them I just scare them we believe they belong

I just scare them we believe they belong

I just scare them we believe they belong to the Monkey God

to the Monkey God

to the Monkey God the main problem is they interrupt our

the main problem is they interrupt our

the main problem is they interrupt our properties destroy electric wires and

properties destroy electric wires and

properties destroy electric wires and telephone cables they cause problems but

telephone cables they cause problems but

telephone cables they cause problems but the problems are overlooked and the

the problems are overlooked and the

the problems are overlooked and the people go out of their way to make sure

people go out of their way to make sure

people go out of their way to make sure the revered monkey stay healthy and well

the revered monkey stay healthy and well

the revered monkey stay healthy and well fed so if you visit lop buri be sure to

fed so if you visit lop buri be sure to

fed so if you visit lop buri be sure to have some extra food with you to share

have some extra food with you to share

have some extra food with you to share with the local primates when people come

with the local primates when people come

with the local primates when people come to visit here you could see the smile on

to visit here you could see the smile on

to visit here you could see the smile on their face and if it’s festival time

their face and if it’s festival time

their face and if it’s festival time there’s no telling what they’ll have in

there’s no telling what they’ll have in

there’s no telling what they’ll have in store

store

store Nakia it up bigger than 10 – yeah sure