In the region, it is difficult to match the creativity of Lao weavers, in particular when it comes to wedding costumes. The quality of the silk, from China, the golden threads and the marriage of colors make them very unique. No wonder why there are so... ...
Once the small Baci is finished, a convoy of the groom is sent ahead to give the bride-price to the bride’s parents. The bride-price could be gold or money. The convoy usually consists of few older men and women, who could be the groom’s parents and relatives who are good and kn...
of the harvested grain from the fields to the village. Harvesting and threshing are shared. Women primarily care for such small animals as chickens and pigs, while men are in charge of buffalo, oxen, and horses. Except for the rare household with some paddy fields, the buffalo are not trai...
The public display of affection is not acceptable for women in Laos. Even when seeing tourists who are too explicit about their emotions, Lao girls can react in a negative way. They believe that feelings between a man and a woman are only allowed to be expressed in private. Thus, they ar...
If you can find your soul mate again after searching for him or her, at your marriage you are rejoined by retying the thread. In Laos threads are also tied on newborn babies and their mothers [1] or on people going home or departing from home, which explained the many men, women, ...
Sex workers also worried about the impact of their work on love relationships. They feared being rejected and also being divorced if the profession was revealed after marriage. Such fears caused uncertainty and also made women leave love relationships when there was a risk of being disclosed. One...
current situation: Laos is a source and, to a lesser extent, transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Lao economic migrants may encounter conditions of forced labor or sexual exploitation in destination countries, most often Thailand...
A key rite of passage for Buddhist males is to enter the monastery, but no similar public event is available to women. Marriage and having children are their key rite of passage. In the past boys would receive their first education in the temples, but the temple has been eclipsed by ...
During the New Year's celebration, Hmong dress in traditional clothing and enjoy traditional foods, dance, music, bull fights, and other forms of entertainment. This time also serves as a matchmaking occasion when young men and women meet and make marriage plans. Read more >>...
Girls out of school tend to marry younger and have children at a younger age with Laos having the earliest age of marriage in the region; one in 10 girls marry by the age of 15 while early marriage is often related to early pregnancy. ...