Na Sang 1 hamlet hosts Bun Huột Nặm water splashing festival 2025

ĐBP - On the morning of April 13, the opening ceremony of the Bun Huột Nặm water splashing festival 2025 was held in Na Sang 1 hamlet, Núa Ngam commune, Điện Biên district, Điện Biên province.

The event was attended by Lò Thị Minh Phượng, Member of the Standing Board of the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee and Head of the provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization; and Cao Thị Tuyết Lan, Member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the district Party Committee, and Chairwoman of the district People’s Council.

Delegates attend the opening ceremony.

Bun Huột Nặm, the traditional festival of the Lào ethnic minority group, is not only a time of celebration but also a spiritual occasion to pray for favorable weather, abundant harvests, and prosperity. It marks a symbolic cleansing of the previous year’s misfortunes and the welcoming of luck and blessings for individuals, families, and the wider community. The festival also provides an opportunity for residents to showcase folk games, traditional dances, and especially, the iconic water-splashing ritual of the Lào people.

A blessing ritual at the event.

This year’s festival features a wide range of cultural and spiritual activities, including: traditional offerings, prayers, and wrist-tying rituals to wish for good luck; folk games and performances; visiting each household to collect water; worship of river and stream deities; bathing in the stream. In addition, the festival includes exhibitions promoting local cultural and tourism products, traditional handicrafts, ethnic cuisine, agricultural goods, and OCOP (One Commune, One Product) items. These displays reflect the daily life and vibrant cultural identity of the Lào community in Núa Ngam commune.

Wrist-tying ritual for good luck.

The Bun Huột Nặm water splashing festival 2025 is held on April 12-13. Previously, on the evening of April 12, a vibrant cultural exchange program took place, featuring performances from local folk art troupes, hamlets in Núa Ngam, affiliated units, and other Lào-inhabited communes in Điện Biên district.

The festival draws large crowds, creating a vibrant cultural gathering.
Festivalgoers enjoy traditional folk games.
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