ABSTRACT
In Luang Prabang, two official anniversary celebrations took place in December 2015. With street parades, cultural performances and speeches, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic celebrated its fortieth birthday following its founding after the revolution in 1975. At around the same time, Luang Prabang celebrated its twentieth anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and these two festivities combined. Both beautiful and spectacular, country and city presented its heritage as uncontentious and entirely celebratory.
