Bun Bang Fai rocket festival
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The Bun Bang Fai rocket festival is a traditional Lao–Isan celebration in which homemade rockets are launched to encourage rainfall and mark the start of the rice-growing season, accompanied by music, dance, and communal festivities.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lao–Isan cultural tradition
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rainmaking ritual ⓘ rocket festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
community solidarity
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fertility ⓘ rainmaking ⓘ |
| associatedWithCrop | rice ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Phaya Thaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Isan people
NERFINISHED
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Lao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local villagers ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
communal feasting
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drinking and revelry ⓘ launching homemade rockets ⓘ music performances ⓘ parades ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| featuresObject | homemade gunpowder rockets ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Boun Bang Fai
NERFINISHED
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Bun Bang Fai NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocket Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | agrarian society ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
expresses gratitude to rain deities
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marks transition to planting season ⓘ reinforces local identity ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceElement |
folk theatre and skits
ⓘ
mor lam singing ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to encourage rainfall
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to ensure good harvests ⓘ to mark the start of the rice-growing season ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext |
Theravada Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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local animist beliefs ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
accidental explosions
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injuries from rocket launches ⓘ |
| includesCompetition |
parade costume contest
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rocket beauty contest ⓘ rocket distance contest ⓘ rocket height contest ⓘ |
| occursMonthApprox |
June
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May ⓘ |
| occursSeason |
early rainy season
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pre-monsoon season ⓘ |
| practicedInCountry |
Laos
NERFINISHED
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Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedInRegion | Isan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
bamboo rocket tubes
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black powder propellant ⓘ |
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