The Light Festival 1 🏮 Friday

     This weekend was the festival of light.
     On Friday we made fire boats at school.
     On Saturday we explored a paper making and craft village.
     On Sunday we made more at TAEC (Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center).
     Monday was the parade.

     Here are a few pictures of the boats:

Boats made by kids during art at school.

My boat is on the left, Jina's is on the right, and a bean is in the middle.

     The boats are made of banana tree trunks with banana leaves,  flowers ( the traditional orange and yellow chrysanthemums and something from the school garden), and berries. The boats are held together with nails and staples, and the finishing touches are the incense sticks and candles.

     After school, we went to Lao Friends Hospital for Children to hear the french musicians who were performing for the patients. there were several juggling balls and clubs. I'm learning to use juggling balls, but it was fun to try throwing clubs. It's much harder than throwing balls!