Lao Voices

First meeting on Lao women’s dressing preservation held

(KPL) A meeting on promotion and preservation of Lao women’s dressing custom, was held on 28 February, at the Lao Women’s Union (LWU) to promote a long traditional culture of nation on dressing of Lao ethnic women.

The meeting was chaired by Ms Sisay Leudethmounsone, President of Lao Women’s Union (LWU) where was attended by Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, heads of Culture Department, Vientiane Information and Culture Service. This meeting was an important due to this was the first event to provide a plat form participants to discuss and share ideas in the conservation and promotion of fine national culture of Lao women’s dressing.

Under the supervision of the Party and Government on the conservation and promotion of a long traditional culture and national patriotism has been implemented so far, the fine culture of Lao women’s dressing has been conserved and promoted effectively.

As a result the Lao women have played an important role and been a force contributing to national construction and defence.

The Lao Women’s Union has so far educated and trained on weaving skill and handicraft artisan to women in society which considered as conservation of a unique dressing of Lao women. These products are now popular between local people and foreigners. The Lao Women’s Union of all levels have so far paid all efforts to educate and train Lao women through its activities by focussing on preserving and promoting Lao culture.

The union in cooperation with the Ministry of Information and Culture and different sectors have researched and determined a rule of dressing for each ages of women that Lao women are promoted to dress Lao skirt when they were in temples, worship places and state offices.

KPL Lao News Agency
February 29, 2008