Boun Khao Phansa Festival (Buddhist Lent), Lao PDR
Lao PDR NationwideBoun Khao Phansa is held at the beginning of the Buddhist lent. Over the following three month, monks spend most of their time in prayer and meditation and are restricted […]
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Boun Khao Padabdin (Rice Growing Festival), Lao PDR
Laos Nationwide, Lao People's Democratic RepublicBoun Hor Khao Padabdin (the literal translation is decorate (padab) dirt\earth (din))starts in the middle of the rainy season. This festival is held in commemoration of dead ancestors. Over two […]
Boun Khao Salak Ancestor Festival, Lao PDR
Lao PDR NationwideThis festival occurs during the 10th full moon of the lunar calendar. The purpose of the festival is to obtain merit by providing offerings to dead ancestors. The offerings to […]
Lao PDR National Day
Lao PDR NationwideThis celebrates the 1975 victory of the proletariat over the monarchy with parades, speeches, etc. Lao National and communist hammer and sickle flags are flown all over the country. Celebration […]
