The Sou Khuan is an important ceremony in Lao culture. “Sou Khuan” means calling of the soul, and can also be known as the Baci ceremony.
Hit The Khuan
The Sou Khuan ceremony is basically a good luck ceremony. The ceremony can be held for an individual, a couple, or a group. The ceremony consists of tying of the wrists with white strings for good luck.
The ceremony is held for different events that are happening in people’s lives. These events can range from graduation, weddings, funerals, New Years, and even birthdays. In the ceremony there are certain objects that must be used in order to start the ceremony. The main object that you must need is the Pha Khuan. The Pha Khuan is the green object that everybody is around. It connects everybody’s blessings, prayers, and souls to the people that the ceremony is intended for. This is where the white strings does its work. In this case, my parents are receiving blessings, so while the prayers are going on, everybody is putting their hand on someone else to stay connected to the people that are touching my parents. So basically it is like a spider-web.
Why It Is So Unique
This ceremony is so unique in its own ways because it can be held on any day and time of the year, and can also have different ranges in sizes. Ceremonies can range from ten to hundreds of people depending on the occasion and event. What is also so unique about this ceremony is that nobody else does it, but Lao people.
Compared to the other picture, this ceremony is a lot smaller. The Pha Khuan is a lot smaller (The green thing), and this ceremony is held for good luck for my parents’ future.
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