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| Every morning at dawn, villagers from Luang Prabang gather along the sides of the street to offer alms to the monks. This woman had a basket of rice to offer. |
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| Every single day, hundreds of monks dressed in saffron-colored robes process through town to collect their daily food. We were told they don't eat anything beyond what they collect each day. |
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| Sunrise was at about 5:30 am, so we woke up at 5 and quietly walked to a space on the street where we could sit and walk. It isn't a tourist event - it is real, and it felt a bit strange to be sitting there watching/taking pictures. But it was truly incredible to witness. There were several other tourists near us, but almost all of them respected the event, kept their distance and stayed seated. |
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| Men can stand to offer the gifts, but the women kneel. Everyone wears a scarf draped over their left shoulder. |
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| Beautiful, sacred event - and so special to witness. |
Time lapse of one of the groups of monks getting rice from a villager.
Here is a very thoughtful write up of the event by another blogger:
1 comment:
Great post Haley, and thanks for linking to mine! I'm glad the tourists behaved themselves this time. Nice photos too - mine got lost somewhere in Vientiane so it's great to see yours.
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