Cultural of Loas, known officially as the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in south-east Asia bordered to the north-west by Burma and China, to the east by Vietnam, to the south by Cambodia and Thailand to the west.
With its fertile lowlands along the Mekong River valley and its looming Annamite highland region, Laos offers masses of outstanding natural beauty.
The county holds the dubious title of the most bombed nation in history but it is fast emerging from this dark cloud thanks in part to a steadily growing ecotourism industry.
Cultural holidays, are significantly influenced by Theravada Buddhism - the oldest surviving Buddhist school. This branch of Buddhism is reflected in virtually all aspects of Laos culture
including language, art, literature and the performing arts.
Cultural holidays is extremely rich, vibrant and varied. One of the most distinctive musical instruments is the bamboo mouth organ, which is known locally as the khene. It was reportedly invented by a woman trying to imitate the calls of the garawek bird.
Lao folk music is known as Lam and typiclly involves extemporaneous singing accompanied by the khene.
The Lao classical orchestra can be divided into two parts: Sep Nyai (or Mahori) and Sep Noi. The Sep Nyai is ceremonial and formal music and includes two sets of gongs (kong vong), a xylophone (lanat), an oboe (pei or salai), two large kettle drums and two sets of cymbals (xing).
Cuisine in Lao is quite distinct from other south-east Asian culinary traditions. The local staple dish is sticky rice and Galangal, a plant similar to ginger is also popularly used in Lao cooking, as is fish sauce.
Holiday in Cultural more or less has two basic seasons brought on by the annual monsoon cycle that affects most of south-east Asia.
The monsoon period lasts between May and November and is followed by a dry period which runs fom November until the following May.
Holiday in Cultural follow the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, but most of the villages of Laos still follow the Laos calendar. The Laos calendar is a mixture of the solar and lunar calendars. The year is calculated by the phases of the sun while the months are done by the lunar phases.
The chief Holiday in Cultural are observed to celebrate the agricultural season and the festivals influenced by the Buddhist times. Laos holidays centering around Buddha are numerous, some being Bun Pha Wet, Bisakha Puja, Megha Puja, Khao Phansaa, etc. The official New Year of Laos is on 1st January but the Laos New Year Boun Pimai is celebrated in between April 13-15. It is the most important Holiday in Cultural
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