Pouring water on Buddha images, Lao New Year 2018 Lao new year photos in Luang Prabang 2018---- More photo click here---- Photo by The Diamond Wedding Studio Laos

The ceremony of watering the Buddha images “Prabang” 2018 Lao new year photos in Luang Prabang 2018---- More photo click here---- Photo by The Diamond Wedding Studio Laos

Lao New Year 2553 or 2010 will fall on Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th of April, next month.

This year, the first day of Lao New Year is Wednesday so Miss Sangkane will be the fourth princess of Kabinlaphome, according to the history she will ride on the donkey.

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Bpee Mai is the most widely celebrated festival in Laos. The festival is also celebrated by Laotians in the United States of America, Canada, France, and Australia. When the Lao people first emigrated from southern China, New Year was celebrated on the first day of January. Since settling in mainland Southeast Asia the Lao have adopted the new year's traditions of the Khmer and Mon-Burmese people, based on the Indian calendar and traditions. New Year takes place in April, the hottest time of the year in Laos, which is also the start of the monsoon season in Laos when their crops grow. Lao New Year takes place at roughly the same time as Songkran in Thailand and Chaul Chnam Thmey in Cambodia which are like the same thing.
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(KPL) Luang Prabang last week held a meeting on the preservation of national cultural heritage.
The meeting was presided over by Head of Information and Culture Service of Luang Prabang, Mr. Onchanh Souvannalit, with the participation of Chief of Laung Prabang district, Mr. Xayasak Keopanya, and concerned officials.
At the event Deputy Head of Information and Culture of province, Mr. Bounkhong Khouthao, reported Luang Prabang’s efforts in preserving the culture of its ethnic people made in the past one year, including the inspection of signs of shops, newspapers, entertainment places, Games shops, and museums.
The meeting also highlighted both negative and positive impacts from tourism to the locals’ culture, and publicised laws and regulations on national heritage, managing heritages, and renovating national heritage of culture and historical sites.

The text from www.klp.net

Luang Prabang authorities have set up a special taskforce to explore a cave said to be a place where French colonial army troops hid valuable items several decades ago.


The Phadao cave is located in Chom village, Chomphet district, some 30 km from the capital city of Luang Prabang province.


“We have heard locals talking about the treasure in this cave for more than 10 years, so we've decided to officially explore it,” a member of the taskforce, Mr Bounkhong Khoutthao, said in a telephone interview with Vientiane Times.

Mr Bounkhong, who is also deputy director of the Luang Prabang Information and Culture Department, said the taskforce officials had visited the cave several times but the official exploration had not begun because the taskforce did not have archaeological experts.


“We have invited archaeologists from the Ministry of Information and Culture to join the taskforce and they have agreed with the proposal. We expect to begin the explorations this month,” he said.


Mr Bounkhong said the provincial authorities had not allowed any individuals or companies to explore the cave, and was confident no one had gone against these orders. He added that local people also believed the caves were guarded by ghosts, and did not dare get closer to the cave.


The cave is located inside a forest surrounded by mountains, and is difficult to access, he said. Survey team officials must walk for at least two hours before they arrive at the cave, where there is only a small entrance to the cave.



In a report on Lao National Radio on Monday, the reporter quoted a member of the survey team as saying that the team had found evidence of soil used by the French troupes to fill the small hole, and archaeologists would need to negotiate this soil before entering the cave.


Although people have been saying for ten years that French colonial army troops hid their valuables inside the cave before escaping from Japanese soldiers during the 1940s, Mr Bounkhong said that he could not confirm what would actually be inside the cave, as all the evidence was based on local rumours.


However, he said the project would be good experiences for the survey team, and that perhaps the cave could eventually be developed as another tourist site for the province.


He said the scenery surrounding the Phadao cave was lush and forested with clean air, and would be a good place for tourists to set up camps and organise trekking activities. He added that he had plans to discuss the possibilities of the area with tourism officials at a later date.


By Ekaphone Phouthonesy
vientianetimes
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The principal objective of The House of Puang Champa is to preserve, to promote, and to transmit the cultural and artistic heritage of Luang Prabang through gold thread embroidery. The House of Puang Champa will give rise to the economic and tourism development of Laos while remaining fully immersed in artistry and creativity. The future of Luang Prabang is intricately linked to the proper management of this opportunity and it is therefore imperative that it leads to lasting development.

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Marking the beginning of the three-month Buddhist Lent, which commences at the full moon in July and continues until the full moon in October, this is considered a particularly auspicious time for Lao men to enter the monkhood and is marked by numerous ordination ceremonies. Boun Asalahaboucha and Boon Khao Pansa (Buddhis Lent) It is the beginning of Buddhist Lent. During the next three month period, monks spend most of their times in prayer and meditation and are restricted from spending nights in other "Wats". This festival is held during the eighth full ! moon of the lunar calendar.

By Laos Tourism Guide 2004, From www.inlao.net