A Lao student pours water on a Vietnamese student at a ceremony to celebrate the traditional Bunpimay New Year festival held at the Laotian Students Dormitory in District 3, HCM City on Monday. The Bunpimay, which takes place between April 13 and 16, has become a fun festival for both Lao and Vietnamese students in big cities, where many Lao students are studying at training institutions. Water is believed to wash away evil and illness, and bring a clean, healthy and lucky year. — Photo news.zing.vn