Lao New Year 2554. Celebrated at Wat Lao Elgin, IL USA. This clip shows monks received a "Som ma". Around here in April it is still freezing. Notice that monks have more hairs than laymen. Times are changing.
Som ma is a practice in Lao culture where person of lesser statute giving the person of more statue a blessing, asking for forgiveness, etc...
stupid Asian people and culture.
stoCKtonRidaz 1 week ago