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  2. Culture of Laos - Wikipedia

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    Laos has experienced several major wars and occupations since the eighteenth century. Laos holds distinction as the most heavily bombed country in world, as a result of the wars against the communist revolutions in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia during the 1960s and 1970s. Years of economic isolation have also taken a toll.

  3. Category:Culture of Laos - Wikipedia

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    Lao culture (1 C, 1 P) Laotian literature (1 C, 5 P) M. Mass media in Laos (4 C, 2 P) N. National symbols of Laos (1 C, 12 P) O. Cultural organizations based in Laos ...

  4. Lao people - Wikipedia

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    The traditional folk music is lam lao (ລຳລາວ, ลำลาว, [lám láːw]), although it is also known as morlam (Lao: ໝໍລຳ, หมอลำ, [mɔ̌ːlám]) which is the preferred term in Isan language. Artists from Thailand are also popular in Laos and vice versa, which has re-enforced Lao culture in Isan despite heavy ...

  5. Hmong customs and culture - Wikipedia

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    In Laos, the Lao government calls Hmong Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (Hmong New Year) "Kin Tiang" [50] [51] instead of calling it New Year. The Hmong generally honor both their ancestors and their crops on of the Hmong New Year. It is their culture [52] [32] In Southeast Asian countries, the New Year's celebration [53] lasts generally 5 to 10 days ...

  6. Laos - Wikipedia

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    Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. [12] Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.

  7. Hmong culture in 1960s war-torn Laos documented by California ...

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    “If history isn’t documented, then it’s forgotten,” a librarian involved in creating Fresno State’s Hmong history repository said.

  8. Religion in Laos - Wikipedia

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    Theravada Buddhism is the largest and dominant religion in Laos. Theravada Buddhism is central to Lao cultural identity. The national symbol of Laos is the That Luang stupa, a stupa with a pyramidal base capped by the representation of a closed lotus blossom which was built to protect relics of the Buddha.

  9. List of ethnic groups in Laos - Wikipedia

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    For the purposes of the 1995 census, the government of Laos recognized 149 ethnic groups within 47 main ethnicities. [ 1 ] whereas the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) recently revised the list to include 49 ethnicities consisting of over 160 ethnic groups.