LaoNewYear

14 APRIL 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Women make an offering at the Tak Bat during Lao New Year, also called Songkran, observances at Wat Lao Buddhavath in Des Moines. Several thousand Lao people live in Des Moines. Most came to the US after the wars in Southeast Asia. Songkran is celebrated in Theravada Buddhist countries (Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia) and in Theravada Buddhist communities around the world. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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14 APRIL 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Women make an offering at the Tak Bat during Lao New Year, also called Songkran, observances at Wat Lao Buddhavath in Des Moines. Several thousand Lao people live in Des Moines. Most came to the US after the wars in Southeast Asia. Songkran is celebrated in Theravada Buddhist countries (Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia) and in Theravada Buddhist communities around the world. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ