Chao Luang Muang La Tradition

Opening days: Daily

Opening hours: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Chao Luang Muang La Tradition Period: held every 3 years, also known as the Three Si Huang Khao.

 

Importance is a very important tradition of Tai Lue. From the stories of the Tai Lue elders, they have been told that the ruler of the city is The city lord who ruled the old city in the land of Xishuangbanna. He is a mighty warrior. and is both a general and a general of the Tai Lue people of Muang La and he died in the land of Xishuangbanna. As for the attendants or assistants of the Chao Luang Muang La, they consist of Hing Chang, Hing Horse, City Interpreter, Hab Mat, Chaeng Faeng, Chiang Lan Oaka, White Elephant, Red-haired Green-haired Crab, Pang Saen, Pang Sa, Pang Med, Mon Chiang, namely the mouths of the five pipes, Bo Tuan, the garden. Tan Muang Luk, Ang Riang and Man Tong.

 

Rituals when approaching the karmic tradition Representatives of the three Tai Lue villages are Ban Nong Bua, Ban Ton Hang and Ban Don Mun. will come together to determine the ceremonies and assign tasks And very importantly, there will be a person who is descended from the blood of Chao Luang Muang La, 1 person, to represent all Tai Lue people. called the lord.

 

Most of them are selected from the Tai Lue people of Ban Don Mun, who will preside over the worshiping ceremony. and select the villagers of Nong Bua Another one who descended from the city doctor, the city doctor will have a duty to feed the food in the sacrifice ceremony called Chao Yak. After that, he will choose the day of the worship ceremony by choosing the best day that the old man's day will come together. All 3 days, each day will have the following activities:

 

On the first day, around 16.00, the Tai Lue people in 3 villages will block the boundaries in and out of the village with Ta Laew (used bamboo weaving like a fan). NS and prohibited contact outside the village for 3 days, and outsiders are forbidden to enter the village as well Anyone who disobeys will be fined in money, but will be agreed upon because this tradition is a tradition that is only available among the Tai Lue people of Muang La descent only, so they don't want outsiders to know. Or have any involvement in any way. At about 17.00, the governor and the city doctor will be paraded to the 1st place of worship, which is located in the Ban Nong Bua area by the city governor.

 

And the city doctor will stay in the accommodation provided for each house This accommodation was specially built for this ceremony. When the ceremony is over, then demolished. Once the new ceremony will be re-established In the area of ​​the first ceremonial site, there will be a celebration day and night. And the most popular to play is Lue. In addition, there will be traditional games such as makon (throwing on cloth pillows or luk chuang), playing makhai tao, playing saba, and going up the oil pole. Takraw through the snare, etc.

 

The second day is considered the most important day by the Tai Lue people during their stay in the city because the spirit of the great and sacred Chao Luang Muang La is performed. The ceremony will begin at dawn. (Currently changed to the time after breakfast is finished), there will be a parade of the governor. City healers and items used for worshiping ceremonies in the governor's parade Doctor Muang will have a servant doctor to provide close custody. The procession will head directly to the second ceremonial site called Pang Muang (now the Chao Luang Muang La Monument).

 

Which is about 100 meters from the first ceremony site, where a great parade will be held because the Tai Lue people from 3 villages will come together to join the sacred ceremony every time. The lord will dress in all red before the procession moves. The city governor and the city doctor will greet each other at the front of the city governor's residence where they both step on the iron tab (iron sheet) on each sheet. (Why did the city governor call the city doctor?) The city governor would reply: Bi Ham, Three Kob, rounded edges.

 

The ghost of the city was eaten by the city's handle. Mahian city doctor Let the pillows sit and look down on the city of Sao (In conclusion, the tradition of worshiping has come to converge for another term Ask the city doctor to go up and rest on the house first.) (Mueang doctor's servant) will serve to feed Mak Miang and other food to the governor. When the time is right, the procession will move to the second place to continue worshiping the souls of Chao Muang La. The items to be sacrificed consist of four-footed animals and two-footed animals; four-footed animals are cattle, buffaloes, black pigs, and one white pig each; two-footed animals are chickens.

 

During the procession The city doctor will stop by to offer sacrifices to the royal family, namely, fire elephants, fire horses, which will have two towers using live chickens. make an offering Then the procession will continue to the second ceremonial site. City Lords and City Doctors will first pay homage to the Lord City's soul. After that, he made offerings to the royal family. There will be a total of 32 towers using live chickens. Doctor Muang will pluck the chicken feathers, then take the cooked rice into cubes, dip it into the chicken and place it in the tower.

 

The chicken is then thrown overhead to be released. During that time, chickens will be snatched up to be fed for the prosperity of the family. After this is done, it will continue to be the worshiping ceremony for the spirits of the sacred Chao Luang Muang La. Which must be sacrificed with four-footed animals, including cattle, black pigs, white pigs, such animals must go through the sword ceremony first and then they will cut them off and bring them to the spirit offerings. As for the rest of the meat, the Tai Lue descendants who attend the ceremony will share to prepare the food which will be gathered in the basement of the house. It is strictly forbidden to be assembled on the house.

 

On the third day, there will be offerings to the gods. which the Lord's Tower will be outside of the two places In the afternoon, the Bai Sri Su Kwan ceremony will be performed. The city doctor returned to his own village. After that, the blockage of the village will be opened, called Open Lae or Ta Lae. From now on, the Tai Lue people of La La descent will be able to go anywhere as usual.

 

The Tai Lue people who migrated to settle at Ban Nong Bua, Ban Ton Hang, Pa Pha Sub-district, and Ban Don Mun, Si Phum Subdistrict. Tha Wang Pha District Nan Province It is believed that the immigrants came from the city of Xishuangbanna by immigrating around 1851 during the reign of Phra Yavachitwong. (Chao Anantaworaritthidet) Ruler of Nan This corresponds to the reign of King Rama III of Rattanakosin. with the cause of war.

 

The tradition of worshiping the souls of Chao Luang Muang La It is the belief of the Tai Lue people in worshiping their ancestors. and is a gathering of relatives to meet every 3 years, expressing the unity of the Chanara tribe.