Honouring Lord Buddha, the annual Bun Luang and Phi Ta Khon Festival will return to the northeastern town of Dan Sai in Loei from Friday to Sunday. According to the lunar calendar, this well-known ghost mask festival is held annually on different days as Wat Phon Chai and Chao Pho Kuan's House serve as the main venues for the three-day religious rites.
Influenced by a Buddhist folktale, the celebration will transport worshippers back in time to when Prince Vessandorn, one of Buddha's past lives, returned to the palace after his meditation. People came out to greet him at the entrance as spirits had willingly accompanied him from the forest to the city.
