Boun Khao Salak

Boun Khao Salak, held on the full moon of the tenth lunar month, generally September, sees Luang Prabang families prepare baskets of food and daily necessities marked with the names of specific deceased relatives, offered to monks after morning almsround as a personal act of merit transfer. An evening wien tian candlelight procession closes the day, distinguishing this named, household-specific ritual from the broader Khao Padabdin ground offerings a month earlier.

Boun Khao Salak, observed on the full moon of the tenth lunar month, generally in September, gives Luang Prabang's Buddhist communities a specific occasion to honor deceased relatives by name, distinguishing it from Boun Khao Padabdin's broader, more anonymous offerings to wandering spirits roughly a month earlier.