At Buon Don Travel Center, in Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province, the People's Committee of Buon Don district is coordinating with relevant units to organize the cultural festival of ethnic groups of Buon Don district and Bunpimay - Lao Buddha 2568 (2025).
Bunpimay New Year is the biggest and largest festival of the year of the Lao people. Every year, on this occasion, Buon Don District People's Committee organizes solemnly to create conditions for the Vietnamese Vietnamese community in the area to celebrate the traditional Tet holiday. This activity aims to promote the unique cultural beauty to a large number of tourists.
Activities in the festival take place vigorously with many traditional rituals bold Lao identity such as: New Year worshiping ceremony, Flower Festival, Buddha Bathing Ceremony, Ceremony forced wrist, sandy tower and parade to pick up Sangkhane Spring Lord.
Visitors to the festival can not only immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of the waterfall festival - a ritual with the meaning of praying for luck and peace in the new year, but also enjoy traditional dishes with rich Lao flavors.
Besides, visitors have the opportunity to learn the unique culture of the Vietnamese Vietnamese community in Buon Don district and experience the friendly tourism model with elephant, typical of this land.
Ms. Hoang Thanh Phuong, a tourist from Thua Thien - Hue, shared: "Join this year's Bunpimay Tet, although the weather is quite hot, I feel very happy and meaningful. The trip helps me understand more about the cultural identity of the Lao people in Dak Lak, especially the travel experience associated with elephants.
Ethnic Cultural Festival of Buon Don District and Bunpimay - Lao Buddha Calendar 2568 (2025) not only contributes to preserving and promoting traditional cultural identity, strengthening the great unity bloc of ethnic groups, but also an opportunity to tighten the special friendly relationship between Vietnam and Laos.
This is an opportunity for ethnic minorities to meet and exchange, learn and exchange experiences in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values of ethnic groups.
Thereby, contributing to honoring and tightening solidarity between the peoples, building and developing a healthy and progressive cultural life.
