The Preservation of Phee Khone Festival of Hai Yong Village, Hai Yong Sub District, Pangkon District, Sakon Nakhon Province

Abstract

The Preservation of Phee Khone Festival of Hai Yong Village, Hai Yong Sub District, Pangkon District, Sakon Nakhon Province is a qualitative research. The purpose of the research is to study the existence of the Phee Khone Festival of Hai Yong Village, Hai Yong Sub District, Pangkon District, Sakon Nakhon Province. Method of  this research was Participatory Action Research. Tools of research are Focus group discussion and interview. Technique to collect information is Snowball Sampling.

The results of this research found that Phee Khone Festival was held in the merit mahachat (Phra West) to preserve and maintain the traditions associated with the religion, and to commemorate their ancester.  The existence of the preservation of Phee Khone Festival of Hai Yong Village, Hai Yong Sub District, Pangkon District, Sakon Nakhon Province can live with common symbols shared by people in the community. Phee Khone Festival was a tradition that has been used to create interactions of people in the community, as well as local wisdom side inheritance from one generation to another, it also reflects the power of the people in the community who want to demonstrate that local culture with the authority of the State and the current globalization that creates the same development in both countries. Through the use of language in Thailand (central region) for communication but the tradition of Phee Khone Festival was found that article was used your local language (ISAN) to dance in a procession as the Phee Khone Festival. Adaptation in response to the economy through tourism. In addition, some schools in the Pangkon District conduct their students learn about the tradition of Phee Khone Festival through a project.