That Luang Festival

That Luang Festival

That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos.[1] Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November).[2]

  1. ^ Tagwerker, Edeltraud (2009). Siho and Naga--Lao Textiles: Reflecting a People's Tradition and Change. Peter Lang. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-3-631-58689-1.
  2. ^ Evans, Grant (1998-01-01). The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975. University of Hawaii Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8248-2054-1.