this year’s Lao New Year (also called Songkran or Pii Mai) celebration drew several hundred visitors to Fitchburg. “It’s a big holiday in Laos. Some places will shut down everything for a ...

Pi Mai Lao, or the Lao New Year, is a traditional holiday in Laos and for Laotians around the world. While the festival is officially observed in April, Laotians in West Michigan wait until the ...

as the upcoming Lao New Year holiday will likely see a massive passenger traffic this year. The Lao New Year is the most important festival in the Lao calendar as a time of fun for Laotians.