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The Xout Lao (Lao: ຊຸດລາວ; pronounced [sūt láːw]) is a Laotian national costume, worn by men, women, and children. Xout lao literally means 'Lao outfit'.
hua sinh (Lao: ຫົວສິ້ນ), literally 'the head of the sinh', is the waistband portion, which is typically tucked in and hidden. phuen sinh (Lao: ພື້ນສິ້ນ) or tua sinh (Thai: ตัวซิ่น), literally 'the body of the sinh', is the body of the sinh. This part of the sinh is typically not detailed. In ...
Sbai (Khmer: ស្បៃ; Lao: ສະໄບ; Malay: Sebai; Jawi: سباي; Thai: สไบ, RTGS: sabai) or phaa biang (Lao: ຜ້າບ່ຽງ [pʰȁː bīaŋ]; Thai: ผ้าเบี่ยง [pʰâː bìaŋ]) is a shawl-like garment worn by women in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand to cover the breasts, while in Sumatra, Borneo and the ...
Lao actors wearing Khon Masks. The national music of Laos is the lam, where a singer (songs by expert singers are mor lam) uses improvised poetry set to quick tempo music around themes of love, difficulty, and poverty using turns of phrases and subtle humor.
For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of their lives through weaving, threading symbols like flowers, rainstorms and mythical serpents into everyday clothes and fabrics.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity.
Charlotte Chia, 26, is the director of communications at the Singapore Women's Association, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women, children, and older people, according to her Miss Universe bio.
Laos tourists have spoken of their fears after six people have died from suspected alcohol poisoning in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.. Holly Bowles, 19, died more than a week after falling ill ...