Bun Bang Fai
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Bun Bang Fai is a traditional Lao and Isan rocket festival that features homemade rocket launches, music, dance, and merit-making rituals to encourage rainfall before the rice-planting season.
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Isan festival
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Lao festival ⓘ rocket festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Boun Bang Fai
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Isan Rocket Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Lao Rocket Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocket Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mekong River region
NERFINISHED
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Naga serpent myths ⓘ folk beliefs about sky deities ⓘ rice farming ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Laos
NERFINISHED
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Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Isan culture
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Lao culture ⓘ |
| follows | Buddhist calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
festival
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folk performance ⓘ ritual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buddhist ceremonies
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alcohol drinking ⓘ beauty contests ⓘ comic performances ⓘ communal feasting ⓘ competitive rocket launches ⓘ cross-dressing performances ⓘ dance performances ⓘ drumming ⓘ fireworks ⓘ folk theatre ⓘ homemade rocket launches ⓘ merit-making rituals ⓘ monk blessings ⓘ mor lam performances ⓘ music performances ⓘ offerings to spirits ⓘ parades ⓘ prize-giving for rockets ⓘ processions carrying rockets ⓘ traditional singing ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
height limits for rockets
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local safety rules ⓘ power limits for rockets ⓘ |
| language |
Isan Lao
NERFINISHED
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Lao ⓘ |
| location |
Isan region
NERFINISHED
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Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vientiane region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasothon Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agricultural fertility
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rainmaking ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
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surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
animism ⓘ |
| risk |
accidental explosions
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fires ⓘ injuries ⓘ |
| rocketMaterial | bamboo ⓘ |
| rocketPropellant |
black powder
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gunpowder ⓘ |
| rocketType |
bamboo rockets
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homemade rockets ⓘ |
| season |
before rice-planting season
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pre-monsoon season ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
affirming village identity
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competition between villages ⓘ displaying masculinity ⓘ entertainment ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
June
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May ⓘ |
| use |
community bonding
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encouraging rainfall ⓘ ensuring good rice harvest ⓘ making merit ⓘ |
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