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A Songkran water festival celebration on a street in Laos, with people in a pickup truck spraying water at pedestrians during the Pi Mai (Lao New Year) festival. - Photo by Long (lTiga) Nguyen on Unsplash
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Luang Prabang

Spotlights intact, community-run heritage festivals across the region, led by Luang Prabang's Lao New Year rites rather than the more commercialized Bangkok or Hanoi events.

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A Songkran water festival celebration on a street in Laos, with people in a pickup truck spraying water at pedestrians during the Pi Mai (Lao New Year) festival. - Photo by Long (lTiga) Nguyen on Unsplashbest of list

Southeast Asia's Living Festivals: Why Luang Prabang's Pi Mai Beats the Big-City Celebrations

Luang Prabang's Pi Mai still belongs to the people who live there. We rank it above Chiang Mai's Songkran and Hoi An's lantern nights, with exact dates, temple access and small-group operators who can get you into the courtyards respectfully.

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