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Boun Lai Heua Fai festival celebrated in Luang Prabang, Laos
By Xinhua Published: Oct 20, 2024 08:44 AM
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2024 shows a light boat floating down the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small boats made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2024 shows a light boat floating down the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2024 shows a light boat floating down the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small boats made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2024 shows a light boat floating down the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct. 18, 2024. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small boats made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)

People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct. 18, 2024. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
People celebrate the Boun Lai Heua Fai Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct. 18, 2024. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small boats made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)

People celebrate the Boun Lai Heua Fai Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct. 18, 2024. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo: Xinhua)