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Phi Ta Khon in Loei

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Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.

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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A woman dances at one of the stages in Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A woman dances at one of the stages in Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A ghost dances in downtown Dan Sai during the Phi Ta Khon. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Ghosts walk through Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND:  A demon walks through Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND:  Tourists pose for photos with a ghost at the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival in Dan Sai. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A ghost dances in downtown Dan Sai during the Phi Ta Khon. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk through Dan Sai on their morning alms rounds during the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A boy waits for the ghost festival parade to start in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Masks worn by ghosts at the Ghost Festival in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A ghost walks through Dan Sai before the ghost festival parade. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A participant in the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Ghosts walk though Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival parade. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A man covered in mud from the Mun River during the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Men covered in mud from the Mun River walk in the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A man covered in mud from the Mun River wipes his face during the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Men covered in mud from the Mun River walk in the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Boys dressed as ghosts at the Ghost Festival in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: A woman with a wooden phallus in the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Spectators watch the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: People in ghost costumes walk though Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival parade. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: People in ghost costumes walk though Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival parade. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Girls march in the Ghost Festival parade in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Ghosts chat at Wat Ponchai in Dan Sai during the ghost festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND:  A ghost walks through the grounds of Wat Ponchai in Dan Sai during the Ghost Festival. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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