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Traditional Kite Competition
Opening days: Daily
Opening hours: 08.00 - 17.00
Traditional Kite Competition Period: Beginning of the first week of February of each year.
The importance of traditional kite competition in Satun Province Started on February 19, 1976 by teachers and professors at Satun Wittaya School. and villagers in Khlong Khut Subdistrict, Mueang District, Satun Province initiated the competition Because during February Down the northeast monsoon or the wind that the kite is blowing in the area at the airport. and in the southern provinces suitable for kite flying.
This is a traditional game that requires little investment, easy to play, and is a folk wisdom that invents different types of kites. Assembling Thai people as inventors, thinkers, craftsmen, seeing buffaloes in the harvesting fields, they simulate the faces of buffaloes in their bodies.
As the kite floats in mid-air, the tail rests on its head, horns, nose, and ears on its lower part. The kite makes a loud noise, stays motionless, swaying like a buffalo's reckless behavior. The villagers are called buffaloes. It is a symbol of kite flying in Satun Province. It is popular with people in nearby provinces. widely known both at home and abroad.
Rituals, the former kite is a tool to measure the wind as a prophecy of the progress of the local tales. or Thai legends, such as the story of Kaew Na Ma, the ancient kite in the past, the King paid a lot of attention if the kite fell into whose house. The homeowner will be rewarded as a reward. Chinese use kites for war, Westerners such as Benjamin and Prangkin use kites for scientific experiments.
The Chula Kite - Pak Pao is the King's favorite kite. Organize a competition at Sanam Luang. Each kite Chula has to do with many rituals, such as searching for mature bamboo. in the middle of bamboo have a specified age When cutting bamboo, it must be soaked in water for a while. will come to decorate The bamboo is smoked to make the bamboo durable, no weevils, insect stings, the decoration of the kite frame, the tying of the rope, and the gluing of paper are all using Thai wisdom. Sometimes sacrifices are required. to have victory
The goal is to repay the merit of the buffalo who helped the farmers in farming, thus honoring the benefactor. It is to preserve the craftsmen in kite making. which is becoming more and more rare day by day Strengthen good relations between the states of Malaysia that border with Satun Province. It is the center of kites in the south. It is a useful use of free time. Cultivate youth to be aware of Thai wisdom cultural heritage.
Category: Art, Culture and Heritage
Group: Art, Craft Centres, Tradition
Last Update : 6 MonthAgo
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