Lao Family’s Day may be declared soon.

Date: May 5, 2008

Lao Family’s Day may be declared soon.

Date: May 5, 2008

That's a very nice idea because Families are a source of inspiration and strength! I do hope that Lao people can get a lot of benefits from this day !

Date: May 5, 2008

Photo: I love beerlao

And...Beerlao can be a big sponsor for this event again biggrin

Date: May 5, 2008

Lao family's day should be officially declared a day after the Lao New Year's Hoildays. That is the family day should be on April, 16 or 17 whatever the case.

TSP · Senior Member

Well, it seems to be a good idea. Having more time with families from work is always good for people who love their families. However, too many holidays may affect the country's development, no doubt. Our investors probably would not be happy with the move. So, why don't we look on other nations be fore we can jump to the conclusion. That may help us get more imagination on whether the Family Day would benefit our people or not.

Apparently, all our neighbors have their own Family Days. Indonesia regards the date of independent as a day for Family Day. Malaysian people celebrate their Family Day every the first weekend of July. In Singapore every fourth Saturday of May is designated as Singapore's "Family Day out". In Thailand April 14 each year is observed as their Family Day. Vietnam has declared July 28 as the national Family Day.

Having known that our neighbours have their own Family Day, I feel that the idea of having Lao Family Day does make sense. However, it seems to me we have it already, but just we have no such a name. Our people seem to gather many times a year with their family members like events, namely Pee Mai Lao, religion ceremonies (boon Bang Fai, boon Choang Heua, boon That Luang and other many boons like boon Ban, boon Heean, boon Sou Khouan of individuals…..). I don’t know if we can use one of these events as Family Day.

Yes, it really depends of the objective of the Family Day. If we want the Family Day as a day, when all members of family to gather together where they can show respect, forgiveness and love to each other, I think the Family Day can be chosen on the date of Pee Mai Lao (April 15) or one day after (April 16) as someone mentioned earlier. In fact, every year in my family on April 15 we do the so called “Som Bath Som Ma”, where we ask forgiveness from our parents; we show respect and wish each other long live and big successes for the year by pour water on their hands; we talk and eat together.

If we want the Family Day as a day, when one family can know well with another family in their companies, their departments, their ministries, where they just to gather and make some activities together, and than drink probably Beer Lao or Beer Lane Xang together, I think the supposed date of Family Day should be chosen the important date of Laos like 23/8, 12/10, 2/12 and the like.Indeed, in my department every year on the weekend we go to some places near by VientianeCity to have a party the kind of pinic. There we know all family members of our department’s colleagues.

That is just my thought.
Regard

-- Edited by TSP at 03:07, 2008-05-07

Date: May 7, 2008

TSP,
good idea as you propose.
i would recommend the day in the middle of the piimai lao.
because most of the ppl celebrate and most of the lao ppl
are out of work. we don't have to miss the working day.
the most reason, most of the relative and friends will be together and to celebrate
together.
my2 cent

Date: May 7, 2008

In Germany, they have about 5 months holiday in a year, include Saturday and Sunday, but there seems to be no effect to the country's development.
I think it is time to think about work smart, not just work hard.

Date: May 15, 2008

it would be great if Lao would have a family day
For me February 10 would be great
As you know February 14 is a valentine day
I think it would be great to have a family day before valentine because you have to love your family or people who close to you before other.
Family is a great thing in our life, family always help, love and warn each other even we've done a bad thing, family still love us.
Then February will be a love month aww

Date: Jul 30, 2008

ພິເສດສຸດ ການປັບປຸງຄັ້ງນີ້ ແມ່ນທາງພາກສ່ວນກ່ຽວຂ້ອງລວມທັງຜູ້ແທນປະຊາຊົນ ໄດ້ຕົກລົງກັນເອົາວັນທີ 24 ທັນວາ ຂອງທຸກໆປີເປັນວັນຄອບຄົວ, ສະນັ້ນ ທຸກປີຮອດວັນດັ່ງກ່າວ ແມ່ນອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ບັນດາຄອບ ຄົວພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ສະເຫລີມສະຫລອງ ສະແດງຄວາມຮັກແພງຕໍ່ກັນລະຫວ່າງ ພໍ່ແມ່ລູກ. ຄາດວ່າວັນສຳຄັນດັ່ງກ່າວ ຈະໄດ້ໂຄສະນາໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນຮັບຮູ້ໄດ້ຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງພາຍຫລັງ ໄດ້ຮັບການຮັບຮອງປະກາດນຳໃຊ້ຄືນໃຫມ່.

Date: Jul 30, 2008

It is not suitable to designate December 24th as Lao family day because December 24th is a Christmas eve for all Christians and other peoples on over the world. I hope Lao change the date for family day away from religious day.

Date: Jul 31, 2008

It is not suitable to designate December 24th as Lao family day because December 24th is a Christmas eve for all Christians and other peoples on over the world. I hope Lao change the date for family day away from religious day.

The same reasoning applies to choosing a date that is during Boun Pi Mai Lao right?
A significant percentage of khon Lao are not Buddhist! They are from many different ethnic groups with different animist religions & celebrate their New Year at other times of the year. Some of them also work during Pi Mao Lao & other Boun to keep the country functioning so that their Buddhist colleagues can go off to celebrate without worry.

Date: Jul 31, 2008

I agree with some of you that we should have a NAtional Family Day which is very important fro LAo society. My idea is we should celebrate NAtional Family Day the same occasion as other holiday. for instance, on June 1st, we both celebrate Children's day and Arbor Day. IN thisconnection, it is not necessary to have two holidays.

for me, I think the last day of biggrin

Pii MAi LAo is most appropriate and usually we will go and visit our family anyway.

no matter the government will decide The National Family Day in which date, i will strongly support and respect to the decision

cheer smile

Date: Jul 31, 2008

I was just wondering if everyone that respond to this topic are living in Laos? If not then you're not going to be a part of Family Day der ....probably cant get a day off if you are living abroad .... biggrin

Date: Jul 31, 2008

It doesn't matter when and where for Lao Nok and Lao Nai to celebrate Laos' Family Day because Lao people will one day have a chance to meet members of the same family to celebrate the day. Lao Nok will have a chance to come back to visit other members of their own family and have achance to celebrate the day together even not though they don't have to celebrate the day every year.