This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2024 shows a light boat floating down the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2024 shows a light boat floating down the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct. 18, 2024. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
People celebrate the Boun Lai Heua Fai Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct. 18, 2024. During the Boun Lai Heua Fai festival, people adorned the city with lanterns, paraded with and later floated large dragon boats and small "boats" made from banana trees carrying flowers, incense and candles down the Mekong River to let bad luck drift away and good luck flow in. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
