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Phi Ta Khon

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Phi Ta Khon (ผีตาโขน; phǐi taa khǒn), sometimes known as Ghost Festival, is the most common name for a group of festivals held in Dan Sai, Loei province, Isan, Thailand. [1]

16 relations: Bell, Coconut, Festival, Gautama Buddha, Isan, Loei Province, Mask, Mediumship, Merit (Buddhism), Mun River, Patchwork, Phallus, Rice, Rocket Festival, Thailand, Vessantara Jataka.

Bell

A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument.

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Coconut

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos.

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Festival

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures.

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Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha (c. 563/480 – c. 483/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

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Isan

Isan (Isan/อีสาน,; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ऐशान aiśāna or Sanskrit ऐशान aiśāna "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in the northeastern region of Thailand.

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Loei Province

Loei (Thai: เลย), in Isan, is one of the most sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand.

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Mask

A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment.

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Mediumship

Mediumship is the practice of certain people—known as mediums—to purportedly mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.

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Merit (Buddhism)

Merit (puṇya, puñña) is a concept considered fundamental to Buddhist ethics.

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Mun River

The Mun River (แม่น้ำมูล), sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong River.

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Patchwork

Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design.

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Phallus

A phallus is a penis (especially when erect), an object that resembles a penis, or a mimetic image of an erect penis.

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Rice

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice).

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Rocket Festival

A Rocket Festival (translit, translit) is a merit-making ceremony traditionally practiced by ethnic Lao people throughout much of Isan and Laos, in numerous villages and municipalities near the beginning of the wet season.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Vessantara Jataka

The Vessantara Jātaka is one of the most popular apadānas of Theravada Buddhism.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Ta_Khon

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