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The Tradition of Marrying a Nymph

The Tradition of Marrying a Nymph

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The Tradition of Marrying a Nymph The living nymphs were originally from Wat Mango Mu. She is the daughter of Ya Chan and Ta Jerm, who learned that her father and mother were not married. therefore donated the land on which the house was built as a temple When he died, it appeared to some villagers. I dreamed that the villagers were at the aforementioned mango tree. When the villagers have faith, they are present when they are faced with disease. or suffering from various causes, when the objectives are achieved, there is mutual respect.
 
And has a ritual sacrifice to the present Currents that have been passed down in this manner It is said in the manner of respecting the ancestors of the villagers in general. called respect "Parents and grandmothers" is to pay homage to parents and grandparents. that dwells in a large tree and called the parents and grandparents that "Grandfather Mae Muang Thong" called "Grandfather Mae Muang Thong" because of the image that the villagers saw in their dreams or told through mediums that The dress of the great-grandfather Mae Muang Thong is full of gold, including bracelets, anklets, necklaces, hairpins, or what the villagers call a hair pin. glitter all over have a fresh and beautiful face Coinciding with Mae Muang Thong, there is a large mango tree with hollow trunks that can allow many people to enter inside. hence the origin of the name "Mother of the Golden Purple".
 
The second trend, “There is a daughter of the governor. had traveled to the forest and was killed by Mia's children stuffed into the base of the mango” or in another way that “Mother Muang Thong, formerly the daughter of the city governor, has fled the two brothers and sisters. with full equipment When arriving in the area of ​​Wat Mamuang Mu which has a large mango tree The two of them stayed in the mango burrow. When I'm hungry, I don't know what to eat. The elder, the great-great-grandmother of the purple gold, slaughtered his own flesh for the younger sister to eat. But the younger brother didn't eat and therefore invited each other to commit suicide. When he died, a vision appeared for many people to know that he was at this mango tree. and show miracles Those who have experienced it therefore trust on it. When Somprasong, it has continued to be respected as it is today”.
 
Another current which is similar in nature to the second current. And it was recorded in the book Songkhla and Culture that "the daughter of the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat was captured by thieves for robbery and killed. The corpse was hidden in the hollow of a large mango and later performed miracles to appear repeatedly until the villagers respected and sacrificed. on the door for various purposes”.
 
The villagers believed that Golden great-grandfather or such a nymph resided in the mango tree which is large by appearing to the villagers to see and dream and let the villagers know Later, when the mango tree fell naturally. and the aforementioned mango tree decayed, leaving only the core can be lifted with only one person Therefore, it has been moved to lean against a large inthanin tree. Which is not far from the original tree that fell down. “Until 1965, the temple needed such a place to build the abbot's cubicle. Therefore, the Inthanin tree was cut down, which the villagers believed that great-grandmother Muang Thong resides”.
 
The felling of the inthanin trees of the temple There was a ceremony to invite the great-grandmother Muang Thong to reside at the Pradu tree, which is in the west corner of the temple. by the Isan ceremonial healer Performing a ceremony that invites a nymph or a golden great-grandfather to a new place that the temple has prepared is a sacred ritual. Therefore, offerings were prepared with 12 things by the ceremonial healer. After the ceremony to invite the great-grandmother Muang Thong to reside at the Pradu tree, which is the area of ​​the current Saturday market The ceremony of the villagers had to be moved to that area as well.
 
Later in the year 1968, in the ceremony of paying respect to the big tree of Mr. Serm Ampha, great-grandmother Muangthong, entered Nang Huang. which is the assistant to arrange the betel nut of Mrs. Piem who is the ceremony A golden purple great-grandmother was born that had never appeared before. This coronation wants to say that The place where they are located is located in the flea market area. The base of the tree that they live in is also used as a dumping ground for various sewage, especially the water for washing fish that the guests (Muslims) who sell fish often dump here, making them so dirty that they can no longer live and be able to live. said in such a way that Anyone who comes to perform an offering ceremony at this padauk tree will not accept the offering. And if anyone wants to make an offering, go to the sacrificial ceremony at the Tabaek tree at the end of the market, which is about 30 meters west of the padauk tree, which is their new address. as shown at present.
 
For the golden purple great-grandmother's statue, which was sculpted by Mr. Pian Balango when he was an amulet in Wat Mango Mu The sculpture was made because the descendants of the Muang Thong great-grandmother gave them a picture of their parents and grandparents.” And it was set up under the cloister of Wat Mamuang Mu. Later it was placed under the Tabaek tree. and built a sun and rain canopy for the statue At present, the purple-golden great-grandmother's statue has been brought by revered villagers to cover them with different colored cloths and bring gold leaf to attach them until they turn yellow as shown.
 
The purpose of tradition
1. To meet the needs that depend on the mind which is an important characteristic of the primitive religion.
2. To conserve and the continuation of the old traditions that have been carried on for a long time.
3. Promote and motivate people Youth to be interested and help each other to preserve and disseminate traditions.
 
Tradition procedure
Preparation of betel nuts Preparing the Khan Mak, the main responsibility is the ceremony master. Commonly referred to by the villagers as Nai Muen, Nai Hom Na or Nai Hem Rin, some groups are also called Nai Yun, which means "mentor". The ceremonial host plays a crucial role in purchasing. Procurement of various things to be used to arrange khan mak, some perform the duty of procurement of khan mak equipment by themselves Some will tell the host to prepare all the things in its entirety. What is needed to arrange the betel nut consists of three types of offerings: offerings and auspicious leaves in the khan mak as well as the weapons in the khan mak procession.
 
A bowl of betel nut offerings, a flower bowl, 2 sets of incense sticks and candles.
 
Khan Mak offering offerings, betel nuts, money for 101 baht, various desserts including Phong Khanom La, ear pierced or perforated dessert, red dessert, white dessert, sesame bean dessert, medicine, fish snack, stir-fried glutinous rice, soft joints, etc., fruit consisting of coconut Sugarcane, Banana, Orange and Grapefruit.
 
The process of organizing the Khan Mak will begin by the organizer who is the ceremony master. Khan Mak will be held in the evening of the day before the wedding ceremony with the nymphs. If the day of the ceremony is on a Saturday Khan Mak will also be held on Friday evening.
 
Many types of Khan Mak assemblies are considered as indispensable items. For example, Khan Mak assemblies are “Phong Khanom Phong Khanom La Khanom Jao Ru”.
 
The khan Mak ceremony is held at the groom's house. The ceremony host will begin the ceremony of arranging the Khan Mak by tying the ceiling cloth. above the place where the betel nut is arranged by the ceremony said "Bound for the angels His grandparents came down to know when we invited him.” Then laid a white cloth to support the container for use in arranging the betel nut. The preliminary prepared containers consist of 5 silver bowls, while the other containers are trays for containing betel nut assemblies, fruits and snacks will be placed separately. not placed on a white cloth.
 
Various items in the betel nut arrangement Betel nut to be organized initially consists of head betel nut, chin betel nut, neck betel nut and betel nut or equivalent. by the betel nut The chin and neck will have each bowl, and the rest are all betel nuts. When preparing the money bowl for organizing the betel nut is completed The ceremony will bring auspicious leaves. Pradu leaves or leaves that the villagers call each other. Silver leaves, gold leaves and gold leaves. Put on the bottom of the bowl that is a betel nut, chin, neck and two betel nut bowls when supporting the bottom of the bowl with such auspicious leaves. After that, betel nuts will be put in. The betel will be smeared with betel nut and betel nut slices, all of which are packed in envelopes. made from banana leaves called Mee Mak Plu Ready-to-eat cement is packed in a pack. The number of betels that are put in each envelope is 9 leaves.
 
A lot of betel nut is required. because there is a requirement that There are 13 betel nut bowls, 11 chin bowls and 7 neck nut bowls, and the other two betel nuts are arranged in the same way as head, chin and neck betel nut bowls, known as betel nut bowls. There are 7 betel nut boxes equal to the number of betel nut bowls.
 
The preparation of the first bowl of betel nut, in addition to the aforementioned five betel nut There are also three more khan Mak that must be arranged initially before the ceremony to invite the deities. and the ancestor's spirit is a khan mak called the groom which in this bowl contains betel nut (betel nut), pungent drug or tobacco Nowadays it's usually a cigarette. and another bowl, which is a Chien Rat, will contain money in the amount of 112 baht (this part will go to the ceremony's owner). This bowl will be the teacher's fee for the organizer of the bowl. There is also a silver medalist. which is a bowl to put money for the bride's dowry in the amount of 101 baht (this part will be presented by the doctor to the temple). (Congregation of angels) and ancestral spirits will arise.
 
Inviting angels and ancestral spirits to the ceremony will begin by lighting incense and candles at the Buddha's shelf and will light a candle in front of the photographs of their ancestors Including lighting candles in every bowl prepared in the beginning.
 
Betel nut offering small betel nut Large candle jars and flower bowls, these 3 bowls are classified as offerings. The candles used to arrange the betel nuts are of two sizes, the small ones that are used to follow, generally separated into one bowl. The part called the large candle jar is a candle that is approximately 6-8 inches in size, 2 volumes will be separated into another bowl. This container for arrangement of betel nut bowls, although it is called a bowl, but will use a pan as a container for arrangement in each bowl. There is always a pair of incense sticks packed in an envelope.
 
But there are some grooms who only have incense in one bowl. The small candles used to arrange the betel nut will be used when performing the ritual at the great-grandmother's yard as will be discussed later. The big candle, the doctor who performs the ceremony or sometimes the host himself will bring it to the temple at the end of the ceremony. As for the flower bowl, there will be only flowers placed in a small bush. flowers that appear Usually it is a flower that can be found generally in the community, such as Khun Yee (Amaranth) flower, needle flower, etc., but some are flowers purchased from the market, such as roses. This flower is used when performing rituals at the great-grandmother's yards. When blessing the bridegroom will be discussed in the process of performing the ritual.
 
Betel nut offerings Consisting of the main desserts, which are Puffed desserts, La desserts, ear pierced or pierced desserts, sesame bean desserts, Ya-Nom, and stir-fried glutinous rice. In addition, at present, other snacks are also present in Khan Mak, such as Khanom Khai, Kanom Khai, Kanom Pia and other snacks that appear in the shops, etc. But the desserts that are "indispensable are Khanom Phong, Khanom La, and Khanom Phole". This type is the main snack used in the merit making ceremony in the tenth month or On the day of the folklore of the villagers in this area In addition, the traditional desserts in this ceremony are Ya Nom and Glutinous Rice. All these snacks will be arranged in a container, which is a tray. How many trays will there be? Each type of dessert is more or less. Or have modern snacks put into it, depending on how many bowls of betel nut the host will arrange.
 
Marriage with nymphs The lifting of the betel nut will be carried out the next day. This day will fall on a Saturday or Tuesday that is not a Buddhist holy day. The ceremony host (Mr. Yun) will have someone help dress the groom. which will be in a jogging suit, a long-sleeved shirt Wear leather shoes with white rubber socks up to the knee. In addition, there is also the groom's personal weapon, a dagger, to be tucked into the hem of a cloth in the front.
 
At present, the procession of Khan Mak There is a drum singing On foot there is little to be seen. Most will do enough as a ceremony. When the procession of Khan Mak left the house to get in the car Upon arriving at the ceremony is the great-grandmother's yard. will set up a procession of Khanha enough to be a ceremony again which will organize a procession of Khan Mak Just like when walking out of the house.
 
The young girl, when handing the betel nut to the lord of the ceremony, will move to sit nearby. which will have a shop planted for trading in the flea market Let the rituals be a matter of those who are directly involved. There was also another group of groomsmen who played drums and danced in an area where the sound would not interfere with the wedding ceremony with the nymphs.
 
There are two main roles in the great-grandmother's yard, the ceremonial healer and the ceremonial master, or Mr. Yun. Both will perform different functions. The ceremonial master is responsible for bringing sacrifices. worship to great-grandmother and bring offerings Offering to the great-great-grandmother as well as the offering of leftovers to the great-great-great-grandmother's family The ceremonial healer is responsible for leading the groom and his family to pay homage to the Buddha image. Then invite angels and holy things. as well as great-grandmother to come to know the ritual Finally, the groom will prostrate on the mat and prostrate to the pillow.
 
When you receive a bowl of betel nuts from a virgin's hand will be placed in order of importance of Khan Mak in an orderly manner The ceremony took all the betel nuts out of the box. Then take the candle that is divided from the small betel nut pan and light it in every bowl of betel nut container. The ceremony's lord spoke about the reasons for having to light candles in every khan mak. (Some ceremonial healers use incense sticks to follow them) saying, “So that he (Mother Tuad Muang Thong) sees whether the betel nut is correct or not. “This is the initial duty of the ceremony master.
 
As for the ceremonial healers, they will begin their duties by spreading a new awning, duvet and white cloth for the groom to sit on. and put a new pillow in front of the groom The groom lights incense sticks and candles in front of the altar, a life-sized statue of great-grandmother. Leading the participants to pay respect to the Buddha image, starting from the chapter of Namo...three ends at the same time and saying abbreviated words of worship to the Triple Gems and the aforementioned invitation to the angels.
 
Offerings to the golden purple great-grandmother Then the ceremony will bring the offerings. Make offerings to great-grandmother Muang Thong and invited all the sacred things to participate in the ceremony meanwhile The doctor will lead the groom to bow down to the mat and the pillow.
 
When the shaman completes the first ritual is to bring participants to the ceremony to worship the Triple Gems summoning the gods and said the names of sacred things that were respected by the people in the community Importantly, he invited the great-grandmother Muang Thong to be the chairman of this ceremony. Next, the shaman performs the ceremony for the groom. said one more time to worship the Triple Gem which begins with the groom bowing down three times and saying Namo...Three ends after that, abbreviated words of worship to the Triple Gems as mentioned above. The doctor will lead the groom to speak accordingly.
 
While the doctor asked the groom to say the word of worship to the Triple Gem The doctor will prepare items for the servant to bow down to the mat. pay respect to the pillow There are 4 things that are prepared: 3 betel leaves, 3 pieces of betel nut, 3 flowers, which flowers can be any flower such as a needle flower, an amaranth flower. Or other types of flowers and the other item is a coin of 3 baht. The ceremonial doctor will divide all 4 things into 3 piles of equal amount, one pile consists of one betel leaf, one betel nut, one flower. and one baht coin put it on the pillow in front of the groom.
 
The groom sits in front of the altar of the golden purple great-grandmother's statue. When the groom speaks to worship the Three Jewels and the doctor has already prepared The ceremonial healer will have the groom use his right hand to sweep the groom's left pile down the side of the pillow. by having to say the word "Buddha" and "Wantami" first and then sweep Then use your right hand as well. Sweep the groom's right-hand pile down the side of the pillow. By having to say the word Dhammang Wantami first as well, finally there will be a pile in the middle The shaman performs the ceremony for the groom to say the word sanghang wantami, and then put the pile in the middle of it and put it in the groom's chian. ready to say The things that are brought to Chien are auspicious items for the groom to keep. At this stage, some doctors will have to sweep all other items down the side of the pillow, leaving only the coin. for the groom to take the coin as a gift bag meaning in the sense that It is an auspicious item to make a living without being harsh.
 
After going through the process of prostrating to the groom's pillow The ceremonial healer would tell the great-grandmother that “Performing the wedding ceremony with the groom's nymphs because the bridegroom has inherited It has been done as a lot and has been done since ancient times.” Or, if the marriage ritual with the nymphs is not inherited by lineage, it will be said, “This marriage It's for the reason that it's on the top. May the ceremonial healer be freed.” The words of the ceremonial healer were widely heard among the participants in the ritual. even though it was intended to tell the great-grandmother directly.
 
The activities in the aforementioned ceremonies are activities that the shaman performs separately from the ceremonial host. even in the same ceremony But at the last step, both the healer and the ceremonial host join in to give blessings. and purify the groom's body with the flame of a candle.
 
Lord of the ceremony, when receiving the betel nuts and placing them in the aforementioned order while preparing the offerings would say in the same way that the golden purple great-grandmother said “Parents, grandparents, great-grandfathers, purple gold This is the son who has come to worship. He came to worship (If you come to pay respect I will say that I come to pay homage to the top) May he be broken." While speaking to the purple-gold great-grandfather It will bring together two candles embroidered in a wok-handled chicken bowl and a bowl of cooked rice. led to look at every khan mak and said “This is what we have done. We did it right,” it was to the great-grandmother. After that, betel leaves are dipped into a glass of liquor. and young coconuts whose head has been removed To be sprinkled according to various offerings, the offering to the golden purple great-grandmother was finished.
 
After that, the ceremonial master will bring the things that have passed to the golden purple great-grandmother known as "Leoyden Loichan" to set up with the family of great-grandmother known as “The water gong holder” continues to eat. The ceremony will divide all kinds of offerings from every bowl, one by one, and place them on the tail of the tong. and then divided into four groups “The first two piles are for my great-grandmother's grandparents. Two more piles are for those who hold the great-great-grandmother's gongs.” Then he placed them at the base of the Tabaek tree with a glass of wine, and said, “This is the gong-bearer. Neither grandpa nor grandma would greet us.” By following one candle as well.
 
In the event that the master of the ceremony After passing the ceremony, the offering is completed. The host's relatives often ask the great-grandmother to come and bless their children. Offspring is a term used by kin to refer to them when addressing their great-grandmother. Such offspring will receive a response to the great-grandmother's coronation. which will begin with the ceremony's trembling seat This shows that the great-grandmother has come to sit.
 
After that, the great-grandmother in the medium would stand up and pick up the dagger that was placed on the pedestal. drawn from the handle He brought the dagger to the different bowls in a manner that inspected the knives and said, “It has been arranged correctly. Arranged correctly” after the aforementioned steps Golden purple great-grandmother in the body of a medium will call to bring drums to beat in the area of ​​great-grandmother's yards. They will dance to the rhythm of the drums. with a dagger in his hand The offspring, who are the relatives of the hosts, would applaud the rhythm of the dance. While the golden mother in the body of a medium is dancing, she will persuade her children to rise up and dance with her. There will be children to rise up and dance with joy and warmth. In the end, the purple-gold great-grandmother would bless her children. and then walks down on the groom's pillow, indicating that the purple-gold great-grandmother is now out of her royal presence. The main role of the ceremonial master was completed. Next, the common role played by those who participated in the ritual will be discussed, namely, the ceremonial healer, the ceremonial host, and the groom's relatives.
 
At the end of the ceremony, the shaman performs the ceremony, the master of the ceremony, the parents and the groom's relatives. will join together to bless the groom and purify the bridegroom Cooking for the ceremonial guests at the bride's house and the distribution of all the utensils after the ceremony of offering sacrifices was completed to the holders of the betel nut and related persons The steps of the ceremonies discussed in the last section are those in which the three groups are primarily involved, and are therefore gathered here.
 
Blessing the groom The leader of the main functions is the ceremonial healer. This will be done after the ceremonial master has completed his duties. The main function of the ceremonial healer also ended. Blessings to the bridegroom, who join the blessing are all the ceremonies, the ceremonial host, the kin group, including the groom's parents. which the shaman performs the ceremony will bring flowers that have been worshiped to the great-grandmother which will be in the khan mak, flower bowl, to distribute to everyone in the ritual Doctor Tham Phi will chant a blessing which is the same as the blessing of the monk, which is the Chayanto prayer...that's it. Most of the participants were able to join the prayer. Some ceremonies will also chant other chants from which such chants are taken from. chanting of blessing of any verse besides the chants Chayanto...as mentioned above. But the chants that appear mainly are the only chyanto chants.
 
Blessing of the groom As everyone chanted blessings, flowers were blown towards the groom's body. making the flowers that different people swept towards the groom seemingly scattered uninterruptedly towards the groom. At the end of the chants, the flowers will be gone from the hands of the person praying. causing flowers to be attached to the groom's clothes to see
 
The face of faith Period held in the 6th month until the last day of the 8th month.
 
Location: Located at Village No. 4, Mamuang Village, Sathing Mo Sub-district, Singhanakhon District, Songkhla Province.

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