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Pimai Lao/Lao New Year, Lao PDR

Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic

The three-day Lao New Year is a purification festival, during which the Buddhist images in the household and the temples are ritually cleaned with sacred water. On the streets, locals engage in the usual Pimai antics—Soo Kwan (tying cotton strings around people’s wrists), water splashing, and sand stupa building. You’ll also find processions of people …

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Angkor Sankranta, Cambodia

Siem Reap The ancient Angkor temples

The Angkor Sankranta celebration is held annually in Siem Reap during Khmer New Year.

Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival, Myanmar

This pagoda festival is held in April in Bago. Every year, dancers and theatre troupes gather and perform in this festival to please the Festival Organisers in order to receive bookings from agents that want them to perform in future festivals. The performers make new and beautiful costumes out of the money received in advance …

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Third Moon Fair, China

Dali Yunnan, China

The Sanyue Market in Dali Ancient Town was a bustling place for business for one week every year, starting from the third full moon of the lunar year. Nowadays, the Third Moon Fair has expanded beyond bustling markets to include equestrian shows and the delectable Yunnan braised chicken. This is a particularly auspicious holiday for …

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