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Event Information:
The
Full Moon Party is an all-night
beach party that takes place in Haad
Rin on the island of Ko Pha Ngan,
Thailand, and on beaches all around
Thailand, and Phuket in particular,
on the night before or after every
full moon.
The
first Full Moon Party was improvised
at a wooden disco not far from the
beach in 1985 for giving thanks to
about 20-30 travelers. They quickly
gained fame through word of mouth,
and the event now draws a crowd
about 20,000-30,000 every full moon
evening. The party carries on until
the sun rises the next day. The bars
on the sunrise beach of Haad Rin
town stay open and play music such
as R&B, drum and bass, house, dance
and reggae.
The
modern event has become a part of
the itinerary of many travelers to
Asia. It is characterized by unruly
and potentially dangerous
attractions such as fire skipping
ropes, wildly variable alcohol
strength 'buckets', and a drug
culture. It is seen by many as the
"ultimate party experience",
although drug laws are still strict,
and police enforcement is stepped up
during the parties The Full Moon
Party is featured in films such as
Last Stop for Paul and the Thai film
Hormones. It was also featured in
the first episode of the Comedy
Central tv show Gerhard Reinke's
Wanderlust. In 2011, the island's
parties featured on Tourism and the
Truth: Stacey Dooley Investigates, a
documentary investigating the
negative impacts of tourism on local
people and the economy.
Ko Pha
Ngan is an island in the Gulf of
Thailand in South East Thailand. It
is famous for its full moon party at
Haad Rin Beach and as a backpackers
destination. Ko Pha Ngan has two
sister islands: the larger Ko Samui
to the south and the smaller Ko Tao
to the north.
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