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Boun Phravet Boun Pavet or Boun Phravet or Boun Phra Vetsandon, is the Lao religious holiday that celebrates the parable of Prince Vessantara, the last pre-incarnation of the Buddha. The […]

Buddhist Lent is a period of three lunar months during the rainy season when monks are required to remain in one particular place or Wat (temple). Monks and novices have […]

On the 14th day of the waning moon of the ninth month of the Buddhist calendar, all Laotians annually celebrate the feast of Ho Khao Padabdine, the "Day of the […]

Boun Khao Salak, 15 days after Boun Khao Padap Din, ritual ceremonies happen in the same way, except for one thing. This time people number the offerings; they will draw […]

Boun Ok Phansa - also Ork Phansa, marks Buddha's return to earth and signifies the end of Buddhist Lent when after three months of retreat, the monks return to their […]

Maha Katin, also Thot Kathin celebrates the end of the Buddhist Lent and a replenishment of the temple monks. Buddhist monks throughout the country are free to move from place […]

Pha That Luang – which literally means ‘great golden stupa’ – is said to have undergone many transformations over the years. Known as a Buddhist stupa nowadays – a hemispherical […]

End of the Year 2026 festive