The Golden Stupa or Pha That Luang

The Golden Stupa or Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument in Laos and Vientiane’s most important Buddhist festival is Boun That Luang. The That Luang festival is held over three-seven days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November, but sometimes October).

The festival starts with a colourful candlelight ‘wax castle' (phasat ) procession which starts in the evening before at Wat Simeuang, where groups gather and walk three times around the main hall of worship in honour of the Vientiane city pillar, which is located at this temple. As the home of the city’s founding pillar, the Wat is considered one of the most important in Vientiane. According to legend, when the pillar was laid, a pregnant woman,Nang Si inspired by supernatural forces, threw herself to death under the pillar as it was being dropped into position. Nang Si is now seen as the guardian of the city and every year homage is paid to her and Lord Buddha during the festival. As well as the castles, they carry candles, incense and flowers, beat drums and cymbals and sing as they walk around the wat.


People carry flowers, candles,incense and wax 
castles decorated by flowers and bank notes to
That Luang from Wat Simeuang
Photo courtesy of Virginia Addison

The “wax castles” are not really castles, but tall creations of yellow “trees”, with wax petals and which are festooned with gold paper and kip notes.

The procession continues the next afternoon when thousands of people gather to bring their glittering creations to pay homage at That Luang. People wear their best clothes for this procession and there is also a parade of men and women dressed in various Lao ethnic costumes who dance and playtraditional music and songs as they approach the stupa.

On reaching the stupa, the worshippers slowly walk around it three times in a clockwise direction, led by monks from Wat That Luang chanting the ancient words of Buddha.

The whole country looks forward to this most important of Lao festivals, and people come from far and near to revere and celebrate That Luang.

Many Lao living abroad come back to visit their families in Laos during That Luang festival period. I'd also recomment anyone who plans to visit the country to come this time of year. For those interested in Lao culture, it is a good opportunity to observe the culture through Lao festivals.The weather is also nice and cool (no rain), the city, especially Vientiane, is more lively. However, as this is peak time for tourists, hotels are often booked up. It is a good idea to book your hotel in advance. For your convenience, here is a great selection ofplaces to stay with discount prices in Vientiane.

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ການ Stupa Golden ຫຼື​ຜາ​ພະ​ທາດ​ຫຼວງ​ເປັນ​ສັນ​ຍາ​ລັກ​ແຫ່ງ​ຊາດ​ແລະ monument ທີ່​ສໍາ​ຄັນ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ທາງ​ສາ​ສະ​ຫນາ​ໃນ​ປະ​ເທດ​ລາວ​ແລະ​ງານ​ບຸນ​ພຸດ​ທະ​ຄອນ​ຫລວງ​ວຽງ​ຈັນ​ທີ່​ສໍາ​ຄັນ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ແມ່ນ​ບຸນ​ພະ​ທາດ​ຫຼວງ​. ການ​ທີ່​ງານ​ບຸນ​ຫລວງ​ແມ່ນ​ໄດ້​ຈັດ​ຂຶ້ນ​ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ສາມ​ເຈັດ​ວັນ​ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ວົງ​ເດືອນ​ເຕັມ​ຂອງ​ເດືອນ​ສິບ​ສອງ lunar (ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ​, ແຕ່​ວ່າ​ບາງ​ຄັ້ງ​ເດືອນ​ຕຸ​ລາ​)​. ງານ​ບຸນ​ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ​ດ້ວຍ​ການ​ເປັນ​ແສງ​ທຽນ​ສີ​ສັນ Castle ໄດ້​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ (ຜາ​ສາດ​) ຂະ​ບວນ​ການ​ຊຶ່ງ​ຈະ​ເລີ້ມ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ແລງ​ກ່ອນ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ຢູ່​ໃນ ວັດ Simeuang​, ບ່ອນ​ທີ່​ກຸ່ມ​ເກັບ​ແລະ​ຍ່າງ​ສາມ​ເທື່ອ​ປະ​ມານ​ຫ້ອງ​ການ​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ​ຂອງ​ການ​ໄຫວ້​ໃນ​ກຽດ​ສັກ​ສີ​ຂອງ​ຫລັກ​ເມືອງ​ວຽງ​ຈັນ​, ເຊິ່ງ​ຕັ້ງ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ພຣະ​ວິ​ຫານ​ນີ້​. ໃນ​ຖາ​ນະ​ເປັນ​ເຮືອນ​ຂອງ​ນະ​ຄອນ​ຂອງ​ເສົາ​ຄ​້​ຜູ້​ກໍ່​ຕັ້ງ​ວັດ​ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ພິ​ຈາ​ລະ​ນາ​ເປັນ​ຫນຶ່ງ​ໃນ​ສໍາ​ຄັນ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ໃນ​ວຽງ​ຈັນ​. ອີງ​ຕາມ​ການ legend​, ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ເປັນ​ເສົາ​ຄ​້​ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ວາງ​ໄວ້​, ແມ່​ຍິງ​ຖື​ພາ​, ນາງ​ສີ​ແຮງ​ບັນ​ດານ​ໃຈ​ໂດຍ​ກໍາ​ລັງ supernatural​, ໂຍນ​ຕົນ​ເອງ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ເສຍ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ພາຍ​ໃຕ້​ເສົາ​ຄ​້​ໄດ້​ຍ້ອນ​ວ່າ​ມັນ​ໄດ້​ມີ​ການ​ຫຼຸດ​ລົງ​ເຂົ້າ​ໄປ​ໃນ​ຕໍາ​ແຫນ່ງ​. ນາງ​ສີ​ແມ່ນ​ເຫັນ​ໃນ​ປັດ​ຈຸ​ບັນ​ເປັນ​ຜູ້​ປົກ​ຄອງ​ຂອງ​ເມືອງ​ແລະ​ເຄົາ​ລົບ​ທຸກ​ປີ​ຈະ​ຖືກ​ຈ່າຍ​ໃຫ້​ກັບ​ນາງ​ແລະ​ພຣະ​ຜູ້​ເປັນ​ເຈົ້າ​ພຣະ​ພຸດ​ທະ​ເຈົ້າ​ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ງານ​ບຸນ​ໄດ້​. ເຊັ່ນ​ດຽວ​ກັນ​ກັບ​ການ Castle​, ພວກ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ປະ​ຕິ​ບັດ​ທຽນ​ທູບ​ແລະ​ດອກ​ໄມ້​, ຕີ​ກອງ​ແລະ​ສາບ​ແລະ​ຮ້ອງ​ເພງ​ທີ່​ພວກ​ເຂົາ​ຍ່າງ​ອ້ອມ​ວັດ​ໄດ້​. ປະ​ຊາ​ຊົນ​ປະ​ຕິ​ບັດ​ດອກ​, ທຽນ​ໄຂ​, ທູບ​ແລະ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ​ການ Castle ການ​ຕົກ​ແຕ່ງ​ດ້ວຍ​ດອກ​ໄມ້​ແລະ​ອ​່​ື​ທະ​ນາ​ຄານ​ເພື່ອ​ຫລວງ​ທີ່​ມາ​ຈາກ​ວັດ Simeuang ຮູບ​ພາບ ມາ​ລະ​ຍາດ​ຂອງ Virginia Addison ໄດ້ "ປາ​ສາດ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ​" ບໍ່​ແມ່ນ​ປາ​ສາດ​ແທ້​, ແຕ່​ວ່າ​ການ​ສ້າງ​ມ​ຂອງ​ສີ​ເຫຼືອງ "ຕົ້ນ​ໄມ້​"​, ມີ​ກີບ​ດອກ​ຂີ້​ເຜີ້ງ​ແລະ​ຊຶ່ງ​ຖືກ festooned ກັບ​ເອ​ກະ​ສານ​ຄໍາ​ແລະ​ກີບ​ອ​່​ື​ນ​. ຂະ​ບວນ​ການ​ຍັງ​ຈະ​ສືບ​ຕໍ່​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ບ່າຍ​ຕໍ່​ໄປ​ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ຫລາຍ​ພັນ​ຄົນ​ຂອງ​ປະ​ຊາ​ຊົນ​ເກັບ​ເອົາ​ມາ​ໃຫ້ ການ​ສ້າງ​ວາວ​ວັບ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ຈ່າຍ homage ຢູ່​ແຂວງ​ຫລວງ​ນັ້ນ​. ປະ​ຊາ​ຊົນ​ໃສ່​ເຄື່ອງ​ນຸ່ງ​ຫົ່ມ​ທີ່​ດີ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ຂະ​ບວນ​ການ​ນີ້​ແລະ​ຍັງ​ມີ​ຂະ​ບວນ​ແຫ່​ຂອງ​ຜູ້​ຊາຍ​ແລະ​ແມ່​ຍິງ dressed ໃນ costumes ຊົນ​ເຜົ່າ​ຕ່າງໆ​ລາວ​ຜູ້​ທີ່ dance ແລະ​ດົນ​ຕີ playtraditional ແລະ​ເພງ​ທີ່​ພວກ​ເຂົາ​ວິ​ທີ​ການ stupa ໄດ້​. ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ບັນ​ລຸ stupa ໄດ້​, ນະ​ມັດ​ສະ​ການ​ໄດ້​ຊ້າ​ຍ່າງ​ປະ​ມານ​ມັນ​ສາມ​ເທື່ອ ໃນ​ທິດ​ທາງ clockwise​, ນໍາ​ພາ​ໂດຍ​ພະ​ສົງ​ຈາກ​ວັດ​ພະ​ທາດ​ຫຼວງ chanting ຄໍາ​ວັດ​ຖຸ​ບູ​ຮານ​ຂອງ​ພຸດ​ທະ​ເຈົ້າ​. ປະ​ເທດ​ທັງ​ຫມົດ​ໄດ້​ຕໍ່​ກັບ​ການ​ນີ້​ສໍາ​ຄັນ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ຂອງ​ງານ​ບຸນ​ຂອງ​ລາວ​, ແລະ​ປະ​ຊາ​ຊົນ​ມາ​ຈາກ​ໄກ​ແລະ​ໃກ້​ກັບ revere ແລະ​ສະ​ເຫຼີມ​ສະ​ຫຼອງ​ພະ​ທາດ​ຫຼວງ​. ຫຼາຍ​ຄົນ​ລາວ​ດໍາ​ລົງ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ຢູ່​ຕ່າງ​ປະ​ເທດ ກັບ​ຄືນ​ມາ​ຈະ​ໄປ​ຢ້ຽມ​ຢາມ​ຄອບ​ຄົວ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ສ​ປ​ປ​ລາວ​ໃນ​ລະ​ຫວ່າງ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ງານ​ບຸນ​ຫລວງ​. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ກໍ່ Recomment ໃຜ​ທີ່​ມີ​ແຜນ​ຈະ​ໄປ​ຢ້ຽມ​ຢາມ​ປະ​ເທດ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ມາ​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ຂອງ​ປີ​ນີ້​. ສໍາ​ລັບ​ຜູ້​ທີ່​ສົນ​ໃຈ​ໃນ​ວັດ​ທະ​ນະ​ທໍາ​ລາວ​, ມັນ​ເປັນ​ໂອ​ກາດ​ທີ່​ດີ​ເພື່ອ​ສັງ​ເກດ​ເບິ່ງ​ວັດ​ທະ​ນະ​ທໍາ​ໂດຍ​ຜ່ານ​ການ​ສະ​ພາບ​ອາ​ກາດ​ລາວ festivals.The ແມ່ນ​ຍັງ​ງາມ​ແລະ​ເຢັນ (ຝົນ​ຕົກ​ຫນັກ​ທີ່​ບໍ່​ມີ​)​, ເມືອງ​, ໂດຍ​ສະ​ເພາະ​ແມ່ນ​ວຽງ​ຈັນ​, ແມ່ນ​ດໍາ​ລົງ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ຫຼາຍ​. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ​, ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ສູງ​ສຸດ​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ນັກ​ທ່ອງ​ທ່ຽວ​, ໂຮງ​ແຮມ​ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ຈອງ​ມັກ​ຈະ​ເຖິງ​. ມັນ​ເປັນ​ຄວາມ​ຄິດ​ທີ່​ດີ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ຈອງ​ໂຮງ​ແຮມ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ​ລ່ວງ​ຫນ້າ​. ເພື່ອ​ຄວາມ​ສະ​ດວກ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ​, ທີ່​ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ເປັນ​ການ​ຄັດ​ເລືອກ ofplaces ທີ່​ຍິ່ງ​ໃຫຍ່​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ລາ​ຄາ​ພິ​ເສດ​ໃນ​ວຽງ​ຈັນ​.