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Festivals - 2001-
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| Pi
mai,
or the lunar new year, is a time when the entire
country celebrates; citizens remove Buddha images
from the temples in order to clean them with
scented water, and then take to the streets
to dowse one another with this water, act of
cleansing and purification in anticipation of
the end of the dry season; this year, a Food
Festival showcasing the very best of Laos’ delicacies
will be held at the National Ethnic Culture
Park, located just outside of Vientiane. |
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Lao
New Year
Luang Prabang |
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Luang Prabang, the new year celebration will
be especially beautiful this year, and will
include a large, colorful parade filled with
traditional Lao costumes, music and dance, the
procession of the sacred Prabang Buddha image,
a Miss New Year beauty contest, and a handicraft
fair. |
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Boat
Racing Festival
Kammouan |
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festival will be held in Sebangfai District,
and will include exciting boat races on the
Sebangfai River, a trade fair of agricultural
products and local handicrafts, and traditional
Lao music and dance performances; at the same
time, citizens will make offerings to the dead
in order to share merit with them. |
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Boat
Racing Festival
Luang Prabang |
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festival will include boat races on the Mekong
River and a trade fair in Luang Prabang city;
during the Khao
Salak festival, citizens will visit local
temples to make offerings to the dead in order
to share merit with them. |
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Boat
Racing Festival
Champassak |
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festival is held in association with Ok
Pansa, which marks the end of the
monks’ three-month fast and retreat during the
rainy season; a long-boat racing competition
is held in order to worship the river spirits. |
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Boat
Racing Festival
Vientiane |
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Vientiane, the water festival held during Ok
Pansa is spectacular; on the first
day at dawn, donations and offerings are made
at temples around the city; in the evening,
candlelight processions are held around the
temples, and hundreds of colorful floats decorated
with flowers, incense and candles are set adrift
down the Mekong River in thanksgiving to the
river spirits; the next day, a popular and exciting
boat racing competition is held on the Mekong. |
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That
Luang Festival
&
Trade
Fair, Vientiane
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religious festival is held in and around That
Luang stupa, the national symbol of Laos, where
hundreds of monks gather to accept alms and floral
votives from the people; the festival includes
a grand fireworks display at night, and a trade
fair, showcasing Lao products, will take place
during the day. |
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| That
Inhang Festival - Savannakhet |
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festival will be held on the grounds of the splendid
That Inhang Stupa located just outside the city
of Savannakhet. An International Trade Fair will
include exhibitions of toruism products from Laos
Thaialnd and Vietnam as well as performances of
music and dance and a drumming competition. |
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