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CHAMPASAK FESTIVAL Lao New Year – Pi mai Songkran Festival Annual cultural and religious festival in Champasak- South of Laos Nathalie In the tradition, Champasak people are used to prepare their own scented water to cleanse the Buddha statues in the temples, but also to pour the sacred water on the head of the eldests.I like preparing also mine, with curcuma rizhome, an acid touch like green mango or lemon, and santal. We use the

CHAMPASAK FESTIVAL Vat Phou Festival Annual cultural and religious festival in Champasak- South of Laos Nathalie As all festivals, Vat Phou Festival draws crowd, who sets up in the place during 3 long days. Plastic, and detritus may attrack eye of the foreigners. Vat phou admistration has made a huge effort to maintain the place as clean as possible, but it will take long time to find sustainable solutions.If you  prefer a serene atmosphere to