Vientiane, Laos. 12th September 2015. Monks collecting money donated at Wat Inpeng Temple during Boun Khao Padabdin. On the 14th day of the waning moon of the ninth month of Buddhist calendar the Lao people celebrate the festival of Boun Khao Padabdin, otherwise known as the Day of the Dead" and is part of Buddhsit Lent. Offerings traditionally of rice and rice cakes are made to death at the temples through the monks though more recently a wide variety of gifts are made including money, but rice still plays a very important part. Credit: Paul Brown/Alamy Live News
Vientiane, Laos. 12th September 2015. Monks collecting money donated at Wat Inpeng Temple during Boun Khao Padabdin. On the 14th day of the waning moon of the ninth month of Buddhist calendar the Lao people celebrate the festival of Boun Khao Padabdin, otherwise known as the Day of the Dead" and is part of Buddhsit Lent. Offerings traditionally of rice and rice cakes are made to death at the temples through the monks though more recently a wide variety of gifts are made including money, but rice still plays a very important part. Food is prepared the night before and brought to the temple the next morning.
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