Lanna Cultures & Traditions (cont.):
Today Lanna Cultures & Traditions, we will talk about the Respectful Ceremony to the Master or Teacher.
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Pictures of Khan Tang
(A sacred pedestal for Respectful Ceremony to the Master or Teacher)
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- Culture & Tradition about Respectful Ceremony to the Master or Teacher, the aim of this activity is to inform the master or teacher before using or performing the studied subject or whatever (for example, studied magic or spell). The other purpose of this ceremony is for inviting the master or teacher to stay with (by spirit) before performing the studied subject to rise the holy or miraculous power.
Lanna people called this ceremony in Thai as ‘Khan Tang’ ceremony. The Khan Tang is a kind of sacred pedestal which contained tray, flower offering cone, candle, coin cone, white cloth, red cloth, betel nut, banana, sugarcane, coconut, paddy, rice, etc. For general Khan Tang in normal family, they will set a small one but complete set for this purpose. The one who helps to perform the ritual is a monk or a knowledgeable person.
The Respectful Ceremony to the Master or Teacher is classified into two sorts, the first one is for inviting the Master or Teacher (by spirit) to help on another person, the second type is for own self, such as perform this ceremony before start studying with a teacher, etc.
In the past, Lanna people raise the magic or spell to be a high valuable thing without cost (money payment), everyone who wants to study must perform this ceremony before study and do it every time when he has to execute any ritual.
Today recommended Crafts/Handmade Products:
- 'Handmade COTTON BAG Chiang Mai Province Northern Thailand', famous and beautiful, hand-woven cotton bag, native cloth.
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| Handmade COTTON BAG Chiang Mai Province Northern Thailand (1) |
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| Handmade COTTON BAG Chiang Mai Province Northern Thailand (2) |
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| Handmade COTTON BAG Chiang Mai Province Northern Thailand (3) |
(To be continued)
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