Since its December debut, the ship has offered a rare view of Laos' culture and scenery to a new wave of cruisers that ...

April, the entire nation of Laos erupts into colour, laughter, and the splashing of water as the Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) ...

A few of our Thai, Laotian, and Cambodian writers share their favorite ways of ringing in the new year during this festival ...

AI-generated image depicting Pi Mai Lao celebrations, with the new year being the Year ... with people tying white cotton threads around each other’s wrists in the Baci ceremony, bestowing blessings ...

The Pi Mai festival, also known as Lao New Year or Songkran ... The third day, marking the official start of the new year, features the Baci ceremony. This spiritual ritual involves chanting to call ...

Laos has about 45,000 Catholics ... “The problem lies between the understanding of tradition and culture. For example, we think a baci ceremony [tying of wrists and praying over someone] is a ...