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Luang Prabang palace museum of playing on the day anniversary cerebration of his kingdom 50th years of the king Sisavangvong,(1904-1954). This information from Newspaper Lok Say Ree.Anniversary cerebration 50th years of his kingdom the King Sisavangvong Written by Mr. Vannarath On the day of Anniversary cerebration 50th years. Villagers of Luang Prabang making cerebration and it is the same time of Lao New Year therefore every people in Luang Prabang really enjoyable with this cerebration. There are players of the king shows playing for villagers of Luang Prabang in front Place Museum and there are foreigner who came here they are very happy to saw that. Because this is one original Lao dance of Laos.According to the history of this lao dance they usually play about the story of Rammakean or Phalakpharam and Hanoman story (The Famous story of folk tale of laos in the formertime) such as Ramakean :Ramakean is a story that almost of Asia well-known. They believed that is secret story and it is the literature of royal, the main part is different with the accustom of that country as India called “Ling Pheak” (white Monkey) but I believed that we should call with the hero of this story such as Lao people called History of Hanoumand. The newspaper leve 3 of Lok Say Ree on the page number 26, it told that “ Ling Pheak ” (white Monkey) is the most famous of India. Beside that, there are Ramacluta, Ramayon and Ramayana. For Laos the Rammakean is the well-known than Sisay history. As we can see the play of Ramakean is look like Thai style because body make up and dance although speech is Thai. By the way play of Ramakean there is only Luang Prabang as in place museum. Nevertheless Villager of Luang Prabang is shows for a long time and it is one thing that can attractive of foreigner come here. (This photo scanned from newspaper “Lok Say Ree”. Printed April, 2008).

Original material consists of: monochrome halftone print