The Monk Procession



From: Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian  Flag Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... [read more]
Blog: Lovely Laos
Date: September 29th 2005

The 6 a.m. Monk Procession

At 6 a.m. the Novice Monks have a procession through the town where locals offer food to them, mainly being Sticky Rice and Chicken wrapped in leaves. It is quite a lovely sight to see these young men silently walking down the road and modestly taking the offerings of food. Don't make the mistake that I did, believing there were only a few monks: there is ... read more







Tot: 0.031s; Tpl: 0.002s; cc: 4; qc: 30; dbt: 0.0204s; 1; s:notus w:www (50.28.60.10); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.4mb