Lao cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette, one custom or term per card.
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- ນວດ (nuat)
- The traditional Lao greeting and gesture with palms pressed together at chest or chin level
- ບຸນປີໃໝ່ (boun pi mai)
- Lao New Year, celebrated in mid-April with water-splashing traditions
- ບຸນທາດຫລວງ (boun that louang)
- The That Luang Festival, a major Buddhist celebration held in Vientiane
- ບາດ (bat)
- The alms bowl monks use each morning to receive food offerings
- ຕັກບາດ (tak bat)
- The daily morning alms-giving ritual to Buddhist monks
- ວັດ (vat)
- A Buddhist temple, the center of community and religious life
- ບາສີ (basi)
- The Baci ceremony, tying white strings around the wrist to bless someone
- ສາຍສິນ (sai sin)
- The white blessing thread used in the Baci ceremony
- ຄວາມເຄົາລົບຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ (khoam khaolop phou nyai)
- Respect for elders, a core value in Lao society
- ຫວາຍ (vai)
- Rattan, traditionally woven into baskets and household items
- ຕິບເຂົ້າ (tip khao)
- The woven bamboo basket used to serve sticky rice
- ຜ້າຊິ່ນ (pha sin)
- The traditional wrap-around skirt worn by Lao women
- ນິສາຍ (nisai)
- Temperament or character, often discussed in the context of Lao social harmony
- ໃຈເຢັນເປັນນະໂຍບາຍ (chai yen pen nayobai)
- Keeping a calm heart, valued as a guiding life principle
- ບຸນຫໍ່ເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນ (boun ho khao padap din)
- A merit-making festival honoring deceased ancestors
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