Festivals of Laos
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Notable festivals
- Vixakha BouxaVixakha BouxaThe Vixakha Bouxa festival is the Lao version of the Thai Visakha Puja, which it closely resembles. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, which are all said to have happened on the same date. It is held around the month of May or Vesak, based on the lunar calendar...
- Boun Bang Fay
- Pi Mai Lao
- Ok Phansa
- Lao Independence Day
- Tren Mat DatTren Mat DatThe Tren Mat Dat festival is an important Lao festival. It commemorates the Laos' independence movement. It is held around the months of January or February or Bokeo, depending on the lunar cycles. In English, it literally translates to "On the ground"...