"Deun Sam Awk Nai sam Kham "
Laotian Thankgiving day
This is not Lao new year , but people called it as special day on Feb it depends on Laotian lunar calendar,I can't use English to explain it very well regarding the special day. this day is the best day of the year according to Laotian Lunar calendar , majority of Lao people celebrate it ,but this is not an official holiday in Laos . Many people in Vientiane capital city rarely celebrate this special day.
The Basi ,we can place any foods ,especially the vegetables on it ( as photo above) and the white cotton strings , the cotton strings will be tying around wrists to give the lucks. My mother has set a very small
Baci Shoukhuane which invited many neighbors and cousins to garter together and tying the strings to each other. on this occasion, we eat the chicken....
The colour white of the strings is meant for purity. The strings are comparable to greeting cards which are commonly used in Western cultures with written, happy or sad messages within. Our wishes are formulated orally and vary depending on the occasion whilst we tie the strings around the wrists. We usually tie three knots and the strings are to be worn for three days in order for the wishes to be effective. The ceremony of tying the strings around the wrists is called the “Basi” or “ Soukhouane” ceremony which is performed on different occasions such as weddings, new Year, house blessings, birthdays and farewells.
source: http://www.laopress.com/news/eculture.htm
"Deun Sam Awk Nai sam Kham " Laotian Thankgiving day
This is not Lao new year , but people called it as special day on Feb it depends on Laotian lunar calendar,I can't use English to explain it very well regarding the special day. this day is the best day of the year according to Laotian Lunar calendar , majority of Lao people celebrate it ,but this is not an official holiday in Laos . Many people in Vientiane capital city rarely celebrate this special day.
The Basi ,we can place any foods ,especially the vegetables on it ( as photo above) and the white cotton strings , the cotton strings will be tying around wrists to give the lucks. My mother has set a very small Baci Shoukhuane which invited many neighbors and cousins to garter together and tying the strings to each other. on this occasion, we eat the chicken....
The colour white of the strings is meant for purity. The strings are comparable to greeting cards which are commonly used in Western cultures with written, happy or sad messages within. Our wishes are formulated orally and vary depending on the occasion whilst we tie the strings around the wrists. We usually tie three knots and the strings are to be worn for three days in order for the wishes to be effective. The ceremony of tying the strings around the wrists is called the “Basi” or “ Soukhouane” ceremony which is performed on different occasions such as weddings, new Year, house blessings, birthdays and farewells.
source: http://www.laopress.com/news/eculture.htm
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