Rockets before the rainsSourced
A Lao and Thai festival sends rockets into the sky
Bun Bang Fai is celebrated around the start of the wet season in Laos and northeastern Thailand. Music, dance and processions accompany rocket-launching competitions. In local folklore, rockets communicate with a rain deity. The festival’s skyward launches belong to a different tradition from space exploration.
The rockets carry a place’s stories as well as its celebrations.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10