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| New Year
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1st-January |
Army National Day
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20th-January |
Makhabusa Day
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8th-February |
| Women International
Day |
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8th-March |
| Lao Popular
Revolutionary Party Day |
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22nd-March |
| Lao Buddhist New
Year |
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13th-16th-April |
| Labor International
Day |
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1st-May |
| Visakhabusa Day |
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7th-May |
| Child International
Day |
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1st-June |
| Khao Phansa Day |
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5th-July |
| Constitution Day
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15th-August |
| Khao Padab Din Day
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18th-August |
| Power Seizing Day
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23rd-August |
| Khao Salak Day |
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2nd-September |
| Oak Phansa Day |
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2nd-October |
Boat Racing
Festival Day
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3rd-October |
| Teacher National
Day |
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7th-October |
That Luang Festival
Day
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31st-October |
| National Day |
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2nd-December |
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| Festivals |
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| Boat Racing
Festival Kammouan |
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2nd
September |
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This festival will be held in
Sebangfai District, and will include exciting boat races
on the Sebangfai River, a trade fair of agricultural
products and local handicrafts, and traditional Lao
music and dance performances; at the same time, citizens
will make offerings to the dead in order to share merit
with them. |
| Boat Racing Festival
Luang Prabang |
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17th-18th
August |
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This festival will include boat races
on the Mekong River and a trade fair in Luang Prabang
city; during the Khao Salak festival, citizens
will visit local temples to make offerings to the dead
in order to share merit with them. |
| Boat Racing Festival
Vientiane |
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2nd-3rd October
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This festival is held in association
with Ok Pansa, which marks the end of the
monks’ three-month fast and retreat during the rainy
season; a long-boat racing competition is held in order
to worship the river spirits. |
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That Luang
Festival & Trade Fair,
Vientiane |
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26th-31st October
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This religious festival is held in and
around That Luang stupa, the national symbol of Laos,
where hundreds of monks gather to accept alms and floral
votives from the people; the festival includes a grand
fireworks display at night, and a trade fair, showcasing
Lao products, will take place during the
day. |
| That Inhang Festival
Savannakhet |
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24th-29th December
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This festival will be held on the
grounds of the splendid That Inhang Stupa located just
outside the city of Savannakhet. An International Trade
Fair will include exhibitions of toruism products from
Laos Thaialnd and Vietnam as well as performances of
music and dance and a drumming
competition. |
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