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Annual Ghost Party Tradition

Annual Ghost Party Tradition

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Annual Ghost Party Tradition The period between the 4th - 5th month (March - April) of every year.
 
The importance of the Saengsnam tradition of Kamor It is a folk tradition among people who believe that ghosts are spirits with mystical powers. can make people sick The treatment to prevent the body from getting sick is Preventing ghosts from re-entering the body after having performed a ritual to dispel the ghosts from the body. by a mother teacher or a doctor who performed the Yao (Yao) ceremony to control the ghosts and leave.
 
In order to improve their health Among Yao healing people in each village gathered those who believed in the mother teacher. which used to treat people to come to have a ceremony together every year by holding a ceremony in their village And popularly held between the 4th and the 5th month, which is the summer. Wild flowers in full bloom can be collected and worshiped by the mother teacher and tied around the wooden poles. especially Champa flowers.
 
Which is popularly used in bunches to decorate the pillar in the middle of the ritual courtyard. Such a ritual is known as "going down the field" or in Thai chain called "Sangsnam", which in addition to being a ghost party, invites ghosts out of the body. It is also the worship of Mother Teacher or Doctor Yao at the same time. Therefore, the saangsnam ceremony for Kamaw is important both in belief in terms of health checks to prevent sickness from evil spirits and to reward the mother teacher who had healed herself from sickness or " Look Kaew" will meet the mother teacher to perform a ceremony to pay tribute to mother teacher once a year forever.
 
Ceremonies It is usually held for two days, with the preceding event being the head of the event. A group of ceremonies called "glass balls" will discuss the date of the pitch. Contact to make an appointment with the teacher. Including collecting the money that will be required to pay for the ritual day and the mother teacher's compensation (Ban Kok Som Hong Kusuman Subdistrict, collect 200 baht per person, total 19 people). When it comes to the work day in the morning, they will help each other to make pram (ceremonial marquee).
 
The ceremonial marquee was not difficult to arrange. By looking for an area that is a wide yard on one side will plant a pillar embroidery shop in locks To be wide and long enough that the number of marbles And the mother teacher can sit and perform the ceremony or lie down to rest at night. There is also an area to place equipment and necessary items to cover the roof with locally sourced materials such as vetiver, canvas, umbrella cloth. On one side of the ceremonial marquee, a wooden or galvanized sheet is separated from the open air to place the offerings of each crystal ball.
 
Nowadays, the buildings used for ceremonies are often planted like a long canopy in the shape of a dog. For villages with 2-3 rooms of canvas tents, they can be easily used. Just find a zigzag to cover one side to cover the offering from being too open.
 
Another part of the preparation is Making a pillar in the middle of the ceremonial courtyard decorated with flowers especially Champa flowers bring in a bunch Hanging at the end of a large umbrella around the pillar in the middle of the ceremony grounds, there will be a bowl of water and a bowl of water to be used like a holy water bath for stroking faces during hot weather. Used to scoop water and pour water on the mother teacher and the crystal ball together. as well as use to float the banana peel boat to pick up the bad luck Sending bad luck to send ghosts back to their original place.
 
The decoration of the pillars in the middle of the ceremony yard, various wooden poles are often used to decorate flowers such as nest flowers, club flowers and champa flowers. "The third month gradually (unfolds) the odd flowers (unfolds) the fourth month, the flowers bloom".
 
To decorate the ceremonial marquee Some Doctor Yao will use plywood sheets to make the shape of an elephant and a horse. painted yellow Means to be a vehicle to invite ghosts to stamp themselves and send ghosts back to the original place.
 
Every crystal ball who attends the ceremony will prepare a pillow, 5 khan, which consists of 5 candles, 5 flowers, binding money for the ceremony, and each place is determined (for example, 1 baht, 5 salungs or 6 salungs), equipment for divination, such as swords, rice, etc. Such equipment will be provided for the mother teacher, including the clothes to be dressed when performing the ceremony and some prophecies such as 1 chicken egg, 5 baht coins, etc., as well as the preparation of Mo Khaen, music, drums.
 
Before noon, Dr. Yao will enter the ceremony marquee with crystal balls. Everyone goes to their place. The crystal ball sits and worships the teacher's hands. Mae Kru Phanom to invite ghosts into her body (Mae Khru Kham Si, Sornkaisit of Ban Tai, there are 2 ghosts that invite to pose, namely Ai Kham Daeng and Nang Sai Thong). The body will tremble. When a ghost enters the body, the ceremony will be performed to predict whether or not to start the ritual of inviting other ghosts or not.
 
The risk is to hold a silver coin and place it on your finger. and laying eggs in the palm of the hand If the material does not fall off the fingers from the palm, then it's time for the ceremony. But if the material falls, the teacher will not perform the ceremony. will wait for the time and take a new guess until you are sure that the ceremony should be started, the next step is The invitation of all ghosts to come down to recognize the annual ghost party this time. After that, the mother-teacher and the crystal ball will dance around the ceremonial pillar in the midst of the rousing sound of the cane. When it's time to eat, take a break and then do a ghost proclamation ceremony. and dancing in a variety of gestures, which the ceremonies believe was the desire of the spirits to do so.
 
The ghost ceremony was held on the first half of the day. night and the next day in the morning and afternoon Participants in the ceremony will spend time dancing and having their mother-teacher dispel them to make their bodies healthy both physically and mentally. After that, there is a chance to make a Krathong with Anthurium to pick up the bad luck, send ghost spirits, some places make a floating banana boat to complete the ritual. After that, Mae Kru or Doctor Yao will return to her hometown.
 
The essence of the spirit-raising rituals into the field of ethnic groups such as those of Thai So, Yo, Yo, Kaleeng, Laos who believe in spirits causing illness It is believed that all kinds of ghosts such as Phi Mun (ancestral spirits), water spirits, forest ghosts, field ghosts, and blue ghosts can cause illness. This is because the cultivation of forest products must be related to nature. To maintain good health is to dispel demons from the body with knowledgeable people. have power over oneself By organizing a ghost ceremony and raising Doctor Yao at the same time, it is considered to be healthy. According to another traditional folk belief system that still exists in the Isaan countryside. 

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