Festival of the Water in Vientiane (The)

Reference

552

Duration

00:19:00

Production year

1967

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Color
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Summary

In the Ventiane plain, Laos, a canoe race and a ritual ceremony are held, to persuade the great "nagas" (water spirits) to leave the wetlands and drain the water from the paddy fields.

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