Jar lifting practice

Khmu Jar Lifting in Ban Lackpaed
“ຟ້ອນດາບຄາບໄຫ”

ຮີດຄອງປະເພນີແມ່ນໄດ້ຖືກຖ່າຍທອດໃຫ້ຄົນລຸ້ນ ໃຫ່ມໄດ້ປະຕິບັດແລະເຮັດຕາມຄົນລຸ້ນເກົ່າໄດ້ບອກສອນມາ. ການສະແດງນີ້ແມ່ນການສະແດງໂດຍກຸ່ມເຕັ້ນພື້ນເມືອງເຜົ່າກຶມຫມຸບ້ານ ຫລັກແປດ, ແຂວງຫລວງພະບາງ, ປະເທດລາວ.

The tradition and art of jar lifting is being passed to younger generations . This a demonstration performed by the Khmu Traditional Dance Group of Ban Lackpaed, Luang Prabang, Laos.

The jars are filled up with water and they are very heavy. However, this is not only pure strength but also a spiritual practice. The jar lifters whisper some secret words that enables them to connect with the spiritual world and lift the jars.

Ban Lakpaed Khmu dance practice

Ban Lackpaed Khmu Dance Group dancing on bamboo rods
ເຕັ້ນໄມ້ຄັບແຄັບ💃້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້້

ຄົນລຸ້ນໃຫ່ມແມ່ນໄດ້ສືບທອດ ການສະແດງສີລະປະວັນນະຄະດີແລະອືີ່ນໆ. ນີ້ແມ່ນໂຮງຮຽນສອນດົນຕີແລະເຕັ້ນກຸ່ມເຜົ່າກືມຫມຸຂອງພວກເຮົາ. ໄດ້ສະແດງເພື່ອສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງບຸນປົດປີ ຢູ່ທີ່ບ້ານຫລັກແປດແລະຍັງໄດ້ໄປສະແດງໃນສະຖານທີ່ອື່ນໆຕະຫຼອດປີ. ຖ້າທ່ານຕ້ອງການໃຫ້ນ້ອງໆສະແດງຕາມສະຖານທີ່ຕ່າງໆ ກໍ່ສາມາດຕິດຕໍ່ແລະສອບຖາມໄດ້ , ຂອບໃຈ

Our younger generations are continuing the Khmu music and dance tradition. This is our Khmu Music and Dance Group school. We perform for the New Year celebration at Ban Lackpaed and in other national and international venues throughout the year. Please, contact us if you would like to schedule a performance.