The Potential The Preservation of Lanna Culture and Traditions for Youth in Baandong Pa Ngew Mekhunwan Subdistrict, Chiang Mai

Abstract

The thesis entitled ‘The Preservation of Lanna Culture and Tradition of Youth in Dong Pa Ngio Village, Ma Khun Wan Sub District, San Pa Tong District, Chiang Mai Province’ consists of three objectives: 1) to examine the preservation of Lanna culture and tradition of the youth in Dong Pa Ngio Village, 2) to explore the creation of Lanna cultural identity, tradition and preservation of the youth in Dong Pa Ngio Village and 3) to analyze the pattern of preserving Lanna traditions and cultures of youth in Dong Pa Ngio village. This research divided into two parts: 1) qualitative research; it consists of analyzing data from associated papers and group discussions to study stakeholder opinions and 2) action research; it was examined from the youths in Dong Pa Ngio village who participated in the project.

The results revealed that the conservation of Lanna traditions of youth in Dong Pa Ngio Village can be done by raising awareness to appreciate the value, essence and importance of local wisdom. In addition, youth should be encouraged to organize activities based on Lanna traditions and culture like the Yi Peng Festival. To maintain and restore a culture, wisdom lost or lost should be selected back to make it valuable and important to life. It should initiate, innovate and improve the wisdom to adapt the times and benefit in routine life. The transmission of culture should be performed by accepting the wisdom of the past, choosing and carefully scrutinizing the cause and effect and transmitting it to the people of society. Activities should be promoted to create networks for the inheritance and development of the community's wisdom and promote widespread dissemination and exchange of wisdom and culture.

The cultural identity-building process of youth in Dong Pa Ngio Village is the result of interaction between society and individuals, in collaboration with the creation of Lanna identity, like the invention of lanterns in the Yi Peng tradition. These are the deep stories of the way of life and faith in Buddhism. In Lanna culture, it is much more than an item that has been invented for use in cultural traditions only, it is a story of craftsmanship that occurs in conjunction with the story of the way of life, faith, belief and customs of the Lanna people that have been cultivated through generations. Until it becomes the graceful handicraft and brightens the life of the Lanna people and for the worship of the Buddha and guardian deity includes causing the house a brilliant light for the prosperity of family.

Regarding a pattern for conservation of Lanna culture and traditions of the youths in Dong Pa Ngio Village, they participated in the Yi Peng Festival, an outstanding tradition of the Lanna people. They have jointly preserved the Yi Peng Festival and comprehend the ancient way who enjoyed an uncomplicated life without polluting the environment. In addition, they also learned about the preservation of local folk play that were involved in valuable cultural traditions and learned how to enjoy a self-sufficient life according to the splendid initiative of King Rama IX. They lived and learned by the traditional and cultural ways, appreciate the value of culture and love to cherish their hometown even more. However, in this research, three primary models could be synthesized: 1) community-based, 2) building of learning processes at monasteries and 3) knowledge management at schools.