The Bacy ceremony is a traditional Lao ritual to call the soul (khuan) back to the body and tie white cotton threads around wrists to ensure good luck and harmony for a person.

Mainly it is practiced for marking life events like birht, weddings, welcoming guests or returning travelers, start of a new year or business, to cure illness or after accidents. It strengthens the bonds of family and society, fostering a strong sense of community harmony and balance.

To call, protect, and enhance the soul. This ancient spiritual tradition believed to be thousands of years old, predating both Buddhism and Hinduism. The ceremony is a way to impart blessings, wishes for good health, success, prosperity, and community unity.