VIENTIANE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua): Authorities in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province have cancelled the celebration of the famous annual light boats festival amid lockdown restrictions, as the number of Covid-19 cases keeps rising in Laos.
According to a notice issued on Monday (Oct 18) by Luang Prabang provincial governor Viengthong Hatsachanh, celebrations marking the end of Buddhist Lent and light boats festival (Boun Lai Heua Fai Festival) have been canceled.
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