Feeding Monks / Laos

Monks at the mekong river / Luang Prabang

In Luang Prabang, the monks collect their daily rice ration from the citizens every morning. 

standing in a queue

This deep religious tradition became a tourist attraction. Thus, the rice is sold now to the tourists and then distributed back by them to the monks. But many older people take the ritual very seriously ....as you can see in the 30second flip chart below.