[Tlc] L-Lao Women's Dress policy

[justinm at ucr.edu]

FYI.
Thanks,
justin

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.

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu