Baci
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For other uses, see Baci (disambiguation).
Baci/Basi (Lao: ບາສີ; Thai: บายศรี, RTGS: bai si) and su kwan (Lao: ສູ່ຂວັນ; Thai: สู่ขวัญ, RTGS: su khwan; meaning "calling of the soul") is an important ceremony practised in Lao culture,[1][2][3] Sipsong Panna and Northern and Lao Isan.
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Baci | |
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Also called | su khwan |
Observed by | Lao people |
Type | Satsana Phi, religious rite |
Significance | Celebration of any auspicious event |
Celebrations | Decorating silver tray with flowers, banana leaves, bamboo poles with white cotton threads for worship |
Observances | National custom |
Date | Any day of the week, before noon |
Related to | Khwan Culture, Rik-khwan (Ahom religion) |
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Baci is a phi ritual used to celebrate important events and occasions, like births and marriages and also entering the monkhood, departing, returning, beginning a new year, and welcoming or bidding etc.[1] The ritual of the baci involves tying strings around a person's wrist to preserve good luck, and has become a national custom.[3][4]