FAMILY, THE CORE OF LAO LIFE
CHANTHO VORASARN - CHAIRMAN OF THE LAO ARTS AND CULTURAL FOUNDATION, INC
THE TRADITIONAL BLESSINGS AND CELEBRATION OF GOOD HEALTH, GOOD FORTUNE and PROSPERITY
FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR ARE REPRESENTED BY THE STRINGS ON THE TREE.
THEN, THE BRANCHES HOLDING THIRTY OR MORE STRINGS ARE REMOVED AND INDIVIDUALLY
OFFERED BY THE CONGREGATION TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS, IT PROMOTES, FRIENDSHIP, AND SOLIDARITY
THE BLESSING IS GIVEN AND A DECORATIVE STRING IS TIED AROUND THE WRIST AS REPRESENTATION
CHANTHRO VORASARN BLESSING OUR 2017 MISS LAO