That Luang Festival

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Buddhist festival cultural festival

The That Luang Festival is a major annual Buddhist religious and cultural celebration in Vientiane, Laos, featuring processions, almsgiving, and traditional performances centered around the revered Pha That Luang stupa.

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Surface form Occurrences
Boun Ok Phansa 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
aim accumulation of merit ⓘ
veneration of Buddha relics ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Boun That Luang NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Pha That Luang stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ
calendarBasis Lao lunar calendar ⓘ
centralRitual Buddhist chanting ⓘ
almsgiving to monks ⓘ
candlelight procession ⓘ
merit-making ceremonies ⓘ
country Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext Lao Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalElements Lao folk music ⓘ
Lao traditional dance ⓘ
traditional Lao costumes ⓘ
devotionalActs circumambulation of the stupa ⓘ
offering flowers and incense ⓘ
duration about one week ⓘ
economicImpact boosts local tourism ⓘ
supports local vendors and artisans ⓘ
features fireworks ⓘ
folk games ⓘ
food stalls ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ
trade fair ⓘ
traditional music and dance ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasProcession candle procession around Pha That Luang ⓘ
wax castle procession ⓘ
languageOfName Lao ⓘ
linkedMonumentType Buddhist stupa ⓘ
locatedIn Vientiane NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationType urban festival ⓘ
mainSite Pha That Luang NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationalRole one of the most important festivals in Laos ⓘ
organisedBy Buddhist sangha in Laos ⓘ
local authorities in Vientiane ⓘ
participants Buddhist monks ⓘ
international visitors ⓘ
lay Buddhists ⓘ
pilgrims from across Laos ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
significance honors the sacred Pha That Luang NERFINISHED ⓘ
important expression of Lao culture and identity ⓘ
major national religious event in Laos ⓘ
timeOfYear November ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pha That Luang → associatedFestival → That Luang Festival ⓘ
Lao–Isan cultural area → hasFestival → That Luang Festival ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boun Ok Phansa