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The Khmu were the indigenous inhabitants of northern Laos. It is generally believed the Khmu once inhabited a much larger area. After the influx of Thai/Lao peoples into the lowlands of Southeast Asia, the Khmu were forced to higher ground (), above the rice-growing lowland Lao and below the Hmong/Mien groups that inhabit the highest regions, where they practiced swidden agriculture. [5]
In Thailand, Māgha Pūjā is designated as a national holiday, [44] [41] on which sale of alcohol has been strictly prohibited since 2015. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] On the evening of Māgha Pūjā, urban temples in Thailand hold a candlelight procession and circumambulation around the main ubosot called a wian thian ( wian meaning to circle around; thian ...
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Traditional Lao clothing can also be found in the Northeast region of Thailand as the area was historically part of the Lan Xang kingdom and the people are majority, ethnically and culturally Lao. Among Lao Theung, cotton materials are widely used. Khmu women are known for simple cotton sarongs with horizontal stripes, and long sleeved black ...
Asanha Bucha (in Thailand) Esala Poya (in Sri Lanka) Dhammasekya Boonsang Day (in Burma) Observed by: Theravada Buddhists, especially Cambodians, Lao, Burmese, Sri Lankans and Thais: Type: Buddhist: Date: Full moon day of the lunar month Āsādha: Related to
Khmu is the language of the Khmu people of the northern Laos region. It is also spoken in adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand and China.Khmu lends its name to the Khmuic branch of the Austroasiatic language family, the latter of which also includes Khmer and Vietnamese.
The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 17 July 1973, when the three tambons Na Si, Ban Khok, and Na Di were split off from Na Klang district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979. [2] In 1993 it was one of five districts of Udon Thani Province which formed the new province, Nong Bua Lamphu.
The village was first established about 130 years ago by Kha Hok families, one of the Khmu ethnic sub-groups. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like many other upland inhabitants in Luang Prabang, the livelihood and culture of ethnic groups such as Lao Loum , Kha Hok, Yao and Hmong in Ban Thapene is dependent on natural resources .