Thai Culture and Tradition

Thai Culture is of the utmost importance to a nation. Any nation that has lost its own culture That life will not remain as a nation. A nation without culture Despite being a conqueror in the war But will eventually be the conqueror of culture. Which was considered to be completely and completely conquered This is because those who have been conquered culturally will not even realize that they have been conquered, such as those who have conquered China. And set up the Hongan Dynasty to rule China But in the end, it was swallowed up by the Chinese with a higher culture than the Chinese. So it can be concluded that Culture is important as follows.

Thai Culture is what distinguishes individuals, groups, or communities.

It is what makes them different from animals.

It helps us understand the things we see. The interpretation of what we see depends on the culture of the people. This is caused by learning and transmission of culture, for example, the islanders of Samoa saw the moon that a woman was weaving. Australians see a big cat eye looking for prey. Thais see it like a rabbit.

Culture determines four factors such as clothing, food, housing, treatment of disease.

Culture determines how you feel emotionally. And emotional control, for example, Thai men do not let the public tears flow when they are upset

Determines some action In the community that it is appropriate or not Some actions in one society are acceptable but not acceptable in another.

You can see that the creator of the culture is human. And society arises because of humanity, culture and society are a counterpart. Each society has a culture, and if society is large or more complex, how much more cultural diversity tends to be, the cultures of each society may be the same or different due to differences in the way of society. Beliefs, race, religion and place of residence, etc.

In order to understand the meaning of the word "culture" deeply Therefore would like to explain the nature of the culture Which may be described as follows

      Culture is a learned behavior. Humans are different from animals. In the presence of thinking Have learned Organize your life to be happy and comfortable. Known to fix problems This is different from animals that only learn by memory.

Culture is the heritage of society. Because learning is transmitted From one generation to another Both directly and indirectly Without lack of period and human use of language to transmit culture Language is therefore a symbol that is used to transmit culture.

Culture is a way of life Or it is a plan of human life. Human beings born in any society will learn and absorb in the culture of the society in which they live, so each culture is different.

      Culture is not constant. Humans have invented new things and improved the original to suit changing situations. For the suitability and survival of the society, such as Thai society in the past, women would do housework. Men working outside the home To provide for the family, but nowadays the social conditions have changed Causing women to go to work outside the home to earn income to support their families Thus the role of women in Thai society has changed.

Function of Culture

Culture determines the style of the institution. Which has different characteristics In each society, for example, Islamic culture allows a man (capable of raising and giving justice to his wife) to have more than one wife without being born 4, but is strictly prohibited between the same sex as in other religions. Only one man is allowed to have a wife, but there is no prohibition. Same-sex relationships Therefore, the format of the family institution may differ.

Culture is what defines human behavior. Human behavior However, it depends on the culture of the particular social group, for example, the culture of meeting in Thailand, used in the greeting of the western general, used to touch the hand. Of Tibetans using the tongue of the Muslims, using salam, etc.

Culture is what governs society. Create order in the society because in the culture there will be faith, beliefs, values, norms, etc., as well as the rewards of action and penalties when violating.

Therefore it can be said that If you understand the culture well, you will be able to understand the different behaviors of people in each society correctly.

The origin of Thai culture

Thai culture is derived from various factors as follows

Geographical environment Because Thai society is geographically characterized by a plain and rich with rivers and canals. Thais have used the water in the rivers and canals for agriculture and bathing. Therefore, when the water in the front is the 11th month and the 12th month of the full moon, which is in the end of October and the end of November. Which is a time when the water flows from the north of the country Thai people therefore prepare the krathong ready With incense candles to float In the river and canal In order to ask for forgiveness of the Ganga And make a wish from the Ganga Because it relied on water and used water to create “Loi Krathong tradition” and there are also other traditions related to rivers, canals, such as “boat races”.

Agricultural system Thai society is agrarian society, ie 80 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture. Or in other words Most Thai people have a way of life tied to the agricultural system. And this system of agriculture has been the origin of many Thai cultures, such as the tradition of praying for rain, the tradition of hanging out and dancing, Kyo dance, etc.

Values ​​It can be said that "values" are related to Close culture and some "values" have become the "core" of Thai culture. The way of life of the Thai people as a whole is unique, which expresses freedom and freedom.

Cultural diffusion, one culture is different from other social cultures because culture does not originate in sealed containers as long as humans, such as tourists, merchants, soldiers, missionaries, and immigrants continue. They migrate from one place to another, and they always carry their culture with them. It is a cultural dissemination It is possible, convenient, fast and expansive. It is evident in this story that various names of soft drinks are found all over the world. Culture of another society Which has been disseminated into Thai society.

Tradition

Is an activity that has been practiced continuously It is unique and important to society such as dress, language, culture, religion, art, law, morality, belief, etc., which is the birthplace of the cultures of various racial societies. Became a national tradition and was transmitted in order If the tradition is already good, it is preserved as a national culture. If it is not good, it will change according to the timing. Traditions are influenced by the external environment that enters society. Adopted a variety of practices into their lifestyles So tradition can be called Way of social life Especially the religion which has the greatest influence on Thai traditions. Various temples In Thailand this reflects the influence of Buddhism on Thai society. And pointed out that the Thai people value Buddhism with beautiful arts for use in religious rituals since ancient times.

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