Thursday, April 10, 2008

temple in st village


temple in st village, originally uploaded by c_p_lew.


It's been a wild and sad few days. This is the week before Lao New Year but a friend, who has been a colleague for the past eight years, passed away on Tuesday morning. Lao funerals last a few days, to give family members enough time to come from many places. Then there is the vigil, of many people staying with the family, cooking, hanging out, playing cards, watching videos. Yesterday morning, some 200 of us walked the casket to the cremation site near the river. The wood was dry, the fire was hot and the souls of our friend were released. May he have a good rebirth.

3 comments:

Nessa said...

I'm sorry for your loss.

Keera Ann Fox said...

My condolences. Sounds like it was a nice funeral, though.

Jientje said...

My condolences.
Hug,