Celebrating the Source – Water Festivities of Southeast Asia is a milestone book that brings you into the heart of the iconic, beloved water festivals of the ASEAN region, as well as unveils aspects of the lesser-known water rituals and observances of ASEAN.

WATER as a powerful and fascinating symbol, metaphor, and common frame of reference is deeply embedded in the cultural and social consciousness of the countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), composed of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Vital and dynamic values, beliefs, and practices are captured in this book project that explores an extraordinary diversity of water festivities, ceremonies, rites and rituals in these ASEAN countries - ranging from the solemn and moving to the exuberant and rousing.

With stunning images and insightful texts culled from various ASEAN contributors, this lush book brings together for the first time, rarely published material and photographs from researchers, photographers, cultural advisors and agencies working throughout ASEAN.