Ghost eyes pantomime
The history of the pantomime-eyed ghost festival, Mon. In short.
1. Where + when to arrange
Held at the left checkpoint, Mon. * Every year during the 7th lunar month = approximately June-July.
It is part of a large event called "Royal Merit" or * "Merit Abyss" that combines merit + merit + merit + merit.
2. The origin of the name "pantomime-eyed ghost."
Distorted from the word "ghost according to people."
2 main legends:
1. From the Great Wesson
When Vesson and Mrs. Matri left the forest and returned to the city, the wild ghosts + the animals who loved him, so they lurked with the villagers to come and send them away, so the villagers called "ghosts after people" and became "hairy-eyed ghosts."
2. Legend of Grandfather Ye - Grandma Ye
A pair of dead grandparents volunteered to cut the giant Kad Mountains that shade the sun for the city of Kan. Finally, the Kad Mountains fell to death. The villagers appreciated it, so they set up a shrine to worship the "fur" of Grandfather Ye-Ye Ye. A8e1
3. History
- Believe that there have been * more than 200 years, starting from faith, inviting ghost spirits to play to build morale + asking for rain, an era when peasants encountered drought.
- In World War II, the work was temporarily canceled, and the villagers revitalized in 1957.
- Year * 2013 * Listed as
Heritage of national cultural wisdom
4. Changing identity
Before: The mask is made of * swish steamed old sticky rice *. Decorative natural color. Looks scary simple.
Present: Mask made of coconut stem cone + plastered paper. Colorful. Beautiful Thai pattern. Attract tourists.
5. Important beliefs
After playing, on the 3rd day, the person dressed as the ghost with the eyes of the pantomime must take off the whole costume. * Throw away the barren river * Do not take home = throw away suffering. Bad things to the water.
Summary: Pantomime-eyed ghost = merit work + fun + belief in ancestral ghosts, mixed together to become a symbol of the lefthand known to the world.
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