{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EXO Travel Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Call in the Spirits and Bring Harmony with a Baci Ceremony in Laos - Exotissimo Travel Story","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jsjLTbdWNg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/baci-ceremony-laos\/\">Call in the Spirits and Bring Harmony with a Baci Ceremony in Laos<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/baci-ceremony-laos\/embed\/#?secret=jsjLTbdWNg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Call in the Spirits and Bring Harmony with a Baci Ceremony in Laos&#8221; &#8212; EXO Travel Blog\" data-secret=\"jsjLTbdWNg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Despite the prevalence of Buddhism in Laos, animist beliefs are still widespread amongst the people of the country. The belief in phi (spirits) is blended into Buddhism. Some monks are respected to have the ability to exorcise spirits from a sick person or drive them away from one\u2019s home. Many Lao people believe that they are protected by kwan (similar to the concept of a soul). A baci ceremony is meant to \u2018call\u2019 the kwan in celebration of certain events or to protect one during illness."}