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TITLE :
Dynamic of Boon Kam Fa Tradition of Phuan Ethnic Group
in the Thailand Tourism Context
RESEARCHERS :
Boonyasarit Aneksuk, Ph.D ; Asst. Prof. Areerat Ruangkamnerd
ADVISOR :
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somsak Srisontisuk
KEYWORDS :
Dynamic, Boon Kam Fa Tradition, Phuan Ethnic Group, Tourism,
Identity
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to study the characteristics of the original Boon
Kam Fa tradition conducted by Phuan Ethnic Group in Thailand. It also aims to study the
origin, existence, and change of the tradition in the context of tourism industry in Thailand.
The data in this qualitative research was gained through document study, observation,
and interview in several areas namely Hat Siao
village, Tam Bon Hat Siao, Amphoe
Si
Satchanalai
, Sukhothai Province; Amphoe
Phrom Buri
, Sing Buri Province; and Tam Bon
Ban Phue
, Amphoe
Ban Phue
, Udon Thani Province. Such data collection was carried out
through the perspectives of identity, tradition creation, and ethnic and cultural tourism.
The results of this study indicate that a great deal of the history of struggle and
migration of Phuan Ethnic Group is found in Lao PDR’s myth and chronicles. In fact, the
latest migration of Phuan Ethnic Group to Thailand was in the reign of King Rama V.
Phuan Ethnic Groups distributed themselves to different provinces such as Sukhothai, Lop
Buri, Sing Buri, and Udon Thani. As a matter of fact, they still adhere to Boon Kam Fa as
one of their ethnic group’s tradition, which has been used as a tourism activity nowadays.
For Hat Siao
village, Tam Bon Hat Siao, Amphoe
Si Satchanalai
, Sukhothai
Province, Boon Kam Fa tradition has been
in the process of development to a tourism
activity. The meaning of the tradition is a holiday for Phuan women to have time out
from
looming. The activities in the tradition include making Khao Khong desert, Lam Phuan and
Nang Kwak entertaining activities.
For Amphoe
Phrom Bu
, Sing Buri Province, Boon Kam Fa has been deployed to
a greater extent as a tourism acitivity. The tradition means paying respect to the sky, is a
holiday and a new years’s eve of Phuan Ethnic Group, and a fertility forecast. Making
Khao Lam, playing Mhak Bia game, and Ram Kam Fa dance are some of the activities in
the tradition.