Category: Traditions
Lanna traditions through the year, such as Pi Mai, Yi Peng and local rituals, with the Lanna words that go with them.
Chon Kwang: Lanna Beetle Fighting, Its Log and Rules
Chon kwang is Lanna's rainy-season sport of rhinoceros beetle fighting. Learn about the fighting log, the female in its slot, the twirling …
Tan Kuay Salak: Lanna's Merit-Basket Festival
Tan kuay salak is the Lanna salakabhatta festival: baskets of gifts offered to monks by lottery. Learn its words, origin, season, the salak…
Tang Tham Luang: Lanna's Great Vessantara Sermon
Tang Tham Luang is Lanna's festival of the 13-chapter Vessantara sermon at Yi Peng. Learn the thousand verses, the forest gate, Lanna sermo…
Suep Chata: The Lanna Rite to Extend Life
Suep chata is the Lanna rite to extend the life of a person, a village or a city. Learn about its forked props, bridges, ta laeo and the st…