“Khau ho” (wrapped rice) is a traditional ceremony deeply rooted in the agricultural beliefs of the Lao ethnic community. The festival, held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month annually, is to pray for favourable weather conditions and bumper crops, and to show gratitude to ancestors and gods who have blessed their descendants with a year of smooth business and prosperity.

The ceremonial part included “Khau ho” offering at the Muong Va temple and tower, praying for good luck, and thread bracelet tying. A shaman performed these rituals to express gratitude to ancestors and gods, and to pray for a bumper crops. The thread bracelet tying ritual was to wish each other good health, good luck, and successes.

This year, the festival was held simply and economically, but its traditional features of the Lao ethnic group remained.