28 November - 03 December 2009, Savannakhet Province
That Ing Hang Festival
The ritual ceremony is annually performed in the That Ing Hang, one of the most sacred stupa in Southern Laos. It said there are some Buddha born inside the stupa. In December, people organize a festival to show their respects to Buddhism and to the people who built this stupa.
Many people, including the old and young, come to the festival from South and North of Laos as well as from Thailand. People make offerings of "Khanmarkbern", a small green tower-like offering goods made by banana leaves, and flowers to around the stupa.
People ask nuns who are around the stupa for blessing them. The nuns give blessing to people by tying cotton strings to their wrists. Local people bring forest products like honey and traditional foods for the offerings.
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