LAOS PEOPLE The most recent government census of 2005 reveals a total population as 5,609,997, and although a detailed breakdown of this figure is not…

LAOS LANGUAGE The official language of Laos is Lao (pasaa Lao), a tonal Tai-Kadai language which is spoken by an estimated 15 million people in…

LAOS RELIGIONS Laos has an area of 85,000 square miles (220,000 km2) and a population of 6.4 million. Almost all ethnic or “lowland” Lao are…

LAOS EDUCATION SYSTEM Of the many ethnic groups in Laos, only the Lao Loum had a tradition of formal education, reflecting the fact that the…

LAOS CUSTOMS AND HABITS THE BACI CEREMONY IN LAOS The definition: Baci is briefly a ceremony to celebrate a special event, whether a marriage, a…

LAOS ETHNIC MINORITIES THE MOSAIC OF ETHNIC MINORITIESOne of South East Asia’s most ethnically diverse countries, Laos has long defied the best efforts of anthropologists…

LAOS LITERATURE THE EARLY LITERATURE OF LAOSAs in neighbouring countries, the earliest literature to emerge in what is now the Lao PDR served to perpetuate…

LAOS TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS Laos celebrates many annual festivals called “Boun”, which are particularly enjoyable and beautiful, signifying traditional aspects of Lao lifestyle. Most festivals are…

LAOS TRADITIONAL MUSICS The kaen is quintessentially Lao. Music of the kaen is to Lao culture what the Blues, Jazz, and Bluegrass are to American…

LAOS TRADITIONAL COSTUMES The costumes depend on gender and age but regarding to the culture, Loa women dressed properly, because they are mothers of the…

LAOS ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE OF LANE XANG ( 1353 – 1695)The Thai peoples began to settle the wider region, gradually gaining control of the former Mon…

LAOS TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS THE OVERVIEW OF LAOS HENDICARFT The Lao crafts emerged primarily as an expression of the ritual or functional needs of rural society,…