LAOS EVENTS & FESTIVALS - SALAVAN

LAOS celebrate several annual festivals called " Boun" particularly enjoyable and beautiful aspects of the traditional Lao lifestyle . Most festivals are connected with religion and the yearly rice farming cycle; while the timing of the festivals is calculated according to the Buddhist lunar calendar.

EVENTS & FESTIVALS IN SALAVAN

21^st  - 25^th  FEBRUARY BUDDHA PRINTING FOT CEREMONY FESTIVAL

VENUE : NADOOKHAO VILLAGE, LAKHONEPHENG DISTRICT

23^ND  25^TH FEBRUARY BOUN PHA KEO NAM YARD NONGSONGHONG BUDDHA STATUE CEREMONY FESTIVAL

VENUE : NABO VILLAGE , VAPI DISTRICT

25^TH FEBRUARY BOUN KHAO CHI (MAKHA BOUCHA DAY)

A special offering of sticky rice coated with eggs, roasted and offered to monks. This ceremony is associated with Maka Bousa.

22^nd JULY BOUN KHAO PHANSA (BUDDHIST LENT)

This festival held on the full moon, marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent, a 3 month period where monks are required to stay within their vat (temple) to meditate and focus on drama studies. Lao men are traditionally ordained as monks during this time.

4^th SEPTEMBER BOUN KHAO PADAP DIN (RICE GROWING FESTIVAL DAY)                 

Special offering are made to the deceased on the new moon of the 9^th lunar month.

19^th SEPTEMBER BOUM KHAO SALAK (ANCESTOR FESTIVAL DAY)

Offering including daily necessities such as books , pens, sugar and coffee are made to specific monks based on a lottery system. Laypeople also give beautiful wax flower candles to the monks in order to gain merit.

19^th – 20^th SEPTEMBER BOAT RACING FESTIVAL ( BOUN SOUANG HEUA)

The tournaments are held to give the respect to the God of River and celebrate the harvest; the biggest “ Boun Souang Heua” of Salavanh is in Salavanh District, Sedone River

19^th OCTOBER BOUN ORK PHANSA ( END OF BUDDHIST LENT)

Held on the full moon that marks the end of the rainy season, monks who were ordained for the 3 month lent period leave the vat to reunite with their families. During

29^TH  - 31^ST OCTOBER BOAT RACING FESTIVAL ( BOUN SUANG HEUA)

VENUE :  Khong Village, Khongsedone District

In this festival, citizens donate offerings to dead ancestors to gain merit. It is held on the Sedone River while a trade fair of agricultural products, local handicrafts, traditional Lao music and dance performance are organized.