Tourists Behaving Badly at Tak Bat
March 3rd 2010 A few days ago, I woke early to give alms to the monks and novice monks. Giving alms, in Lao “tak bat”, is an ancient Buddhist tradition, wherein people prepare sticky rice and other small snacks to give to the monks and novice monks, in order to gain merit for themselves and their families. The ceremony is very meaningful to the people involved. In Luang Prabang, there are hundreds of monks
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