Some people wait for the rain, pray for the rain or dance for the rain — the people of Vang Vieng, Laos shoot big ass homemade rockets at the sky for it. And what goes best with shooting massive homemade rockets at the sky to onset the rainy season? Drinking and dancing of course.

Top 10 Pics from Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Day), Vang Vieng, Laos 2011 by As It Is, a weekly top 10 best photos contributor to The Delicious Day.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

Rule #1 of Rocket Day? Get as close to the action as possible.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

If you want a seat...bring one. This shit works and the grounds going to be wet.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

This way to Rocket Land.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

Family friendly fun for all.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

That whole smoking around explosives thing? Nonsense.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng Bun Bang Fai

Homemade rockets? Homemade rocket launchers.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

Make it Rain.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

The more the merrier.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

The sign of an experienced rocket man? No hair and no eyebrows.

Laos Rocket Day Vang Vieng

Everybody dance!

Other Top 10 Weekly Photos from As It Is:

Krishna Party – New Delhi, India
Hug a Tiger Time – Outside Chiang Mai, Thailand
Where Taxis and Sidewalks Float – Damnoen Saduak, Thailand
The Most Fun Place on Earth – Vang Vieng, Laos
Landscapes of Asia
Driver’s Ed – Southeast Asia Style
Protest Against Government Corruption – New Delhi, India
Over Dressed & Over Drunk at The Melbourne Cup – Melbourne, Australia
Angkor Wat – Siem Reap, Cambodia
Best Street Food in The World – Bangkok, Thailand

 

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