2. PHOTO
ANALYSIS
• Look at the photo and answer the
following questions.
• Make notes in your study guide.
3. GUIDING QUESTIONS
What do you see in the photos?
In which SEA countries were the
photos taken?
What types of festival do these
images and impressions represent?
What themes or concepts do these
images symbolize?
4.
5. GUIDING QUESTIONS
What do you see in the photos?
In which SEA countries were the
photos taken?
What types of festival do these
images and impressions
represent?
What themes or concepts do
these images symbolize?
6. MOONCAKE FESTIVAL
Zhong Qiu Jie
Mid Autumn Festival
Chinese Communities in Singapore,
Malaysia, the Philippines,
Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
Held on the 15th day of the 8th
month in Chinese calendar
September/ October
8. WATCHING VIDEO CLIPS
Mid-Autumn Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZAWq5Qnxc&feature=related
The Moon Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ieTVPrKFHjM&feature=player_embedded#!
9. QUESTIONS
What does the full moon represent
according to the Chinese custom?
What does the round shape of a
mooncake represent?
What is mooncake made of?
What festival in the US is similar to the
mooncake festival?
10. LION DANCE
Non-professional children’s groups
Trained professional groups
Street performance, visit each house
Blessing people for luck and good fortune
Luck money is given in return
http://farrymind.blogspot.com/2011/01/celebrating-chinese-new-year-with-lion.html
16. GUIDING QUESTIONS
What do you see in the photos?
In which SEA countries were the
photos taken?
What types of festival do these
images and impressions represent?
What themes or concepts do these
images symbolize?
19. WATER FESTIVAL
New Year celebration
Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand, Yunnan of China
Pouring water to one another to
welcome the new year
Sprinkling water to show respect
Pouring water = a show of blessing
and good wishes
25. SONGKRAN GREETINGS
สวัสดีปีใหม่ Sa wad dee Pee Mai
Happy New Year
สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์
Suksan Wan Songkran
Happy Songkran Day
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/flooding-devastates-thailand/
2011/10/18/gIQA57EmuL_gallery.html
26. SONGKRAN GREETINGS
สวัสดีปีใหม่ Sa wad dee Pee Mai
Happy New Year
สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์
Suksan Wan Songkran
Happy Songkran Day
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/flooding-devastates-thailand/
2011/10/18/gIQA57EmuL_gallery.html
27. SONGKRAN GREETINGS
สวัสดีปีใหม่ Sa wad dee Pee Mai
Happy New Year
สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์
Suksan Wan Songkran
Happy Songkran Day
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/flooding-devastates-thailand/
2011/10/18/gIQA57EmuL_gallery.html
29. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
30. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
31. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
32. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
33. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
34. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
35. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
36. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
37. ACTIVITIES
Time to visit and pay respect
to elders
Make merits/ pray/ offer food
to monk
Pour scented water over
Buddha image and the elders
Bring a handful of sand to
temple
39. ACTIVITIES
Sculpting sand Chedi or stupa,
decorated with flags and flowers
Younger people considered this
a date
Releasing fish and birds
April 13 = the National Elderly
Day
April 14 = the National Family
Day
http://www.khaoyaizone.com/article_index.php?sub=article_show&art=80
40. ACTIVITIES
Sculpting sand Chedi or stupa,
decorated with flags and flowers
Younger people considered this
a date
Releasing fish and birds
April 13 = the National Elderly
Day
April 14 = the National Family
Day
http://www.khaoyaizone.com/article_index.php?sub=article_show&art=80
42. RE RE KHAO SARN
Instruction
Two players hold each others’s hand up high.
Other players form a straight line and hold waist of
the person in front.
Players in the line walk through the couple and
sing a song.
As soon as the song ends, the couple lower their
hands to catch a player who happened to be closer
to them.
Whoever is caught leaves the game.
46. MORN SORN PHA
Instruction
One player hold a piece of cloth
while other players sit in circle.
Players sing a song while the other
player walk around trying to hide
the cloth behind a player in circle.
One noticed the clothed was hidden
behind one’s back, the player run
around to catch the other player
48. MORN SORN PHA SONG
Morn Son Pha
Took Ka Ta Yu Khang Lang
Wai Non Wai Ne
Chan Ja Tee Gon Ther
49. RAM WONG WAN SONG KRAN
wan ne pen wan songkran,
noom sao chao ban berg barn jit jai jing aey
torn chao tam boon tam boon tuk bart,
tam boon ruam chart tuk bart ruam kan gan aey
Kao Wat Tang Tua Tang Tua Suai Sa,
Pai Song Nam Phra Na Wan Songkran kan Aey
Torn Bai Rao Reng Kee Ra Len Mon Sorn Pha
Len Sa Ba Gan Aey
Tam Boon Tam Tan Sa-nook Sa-nan gan laew
Khor Chern Nong Kaew Ram Wong Kan Aey
50. SONGKRAN SPLENDORS 2011
Watching a video Clip
Take note in your study
Guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jswRq5QjwRE&feature=player_embedded
51. 13 PROVINCES
Bangkok Nakhon Si
Thammarat
Chiang Mai
Phuket
Sukhothai
Ayuthaya
Khon Kean
Suphanburi
Nakhon Phanom
Chonburi
Nongkhai
Samut Prakan
Hadyai, Songkhla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Thailand
52. ASSIGNMENTS
Word Search: Songkran Festival
in your study guide
Mapping
According to the video clip,
label names of provinces that
Songkran Festival was held.
The Mooncake festival, or Mid-autumn festival is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese in many parts of the world, including the Southeast Asian region. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in Chinese calendar which usually falls in October and September. \n
\nMany activities and traditional customs are held on that day. It is an occasion for families to reunite under the full moon - a symbol of happiness and prosperity. They also exchange traditional pastries known as moon cakes. Mooncake is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during this festival. \nEating mooncakes.\nMatchmaking. In some parts of China, dances are held for young men and women to find partners. "One by one, young women are encouraged to throw their handkerchiefs to the crowd. The young man who catches and returns the handkerchief has a chance of romance.\nCarrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns on towers, floating sky lanterns.\nIn Vietnam \n\n\n
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Mooncake is round and carved with words and patterns, filled with various kinds of filling, sweet, salty, \n
One important event before and during the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival are lion dances. Dances are performed by both non-professional children's groups and trained professional groups. Lion dance groups perform on the streets, going to houses asking for permission to perform for them. If the host consents, the "lion" will come in and start dancing as a blessing of luck and fortune for the home. In return, the host gives luck money to show their gratitude.\n
Lion Dance competition has evolved a lot since the early days when it was performed as a skill part of martial arts of Wushu and it grew into a more artistic arts and skill which takes into account the lion's expression and the natural movements with acrobatic styles and skills during performances.\nMost of the lion dance world championships were held in Malaysia with its troupes winning most if not all of the championships.\n
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There are many feasts and festivals in Thailand but one of the most striking striking festivals is the ‘Water Festival’ because it is the time of family reunion, of entertainment and festivities. Water festival is widely observed not only in Thailand but also other Southeast Asian nations. \n
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Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand as well as Yunnan, China. It is called the 'Water Festival' by Westerners because people pour water at one another as part of the cleansing ritual to welcome the new year. Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but as the new year falls during the hottest month in South East Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration. The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes.\n
\nThe festival has many different names specific to each country, such as Songkran in Thailand and Pi-Mai Lao in Laos (translates as "New Year"), Chaul Chnam Thmey in Cambodia, and Thingyan in Myanmar. \n
Songkran is a Sanskrit word in Thai form which means a passing or a movement of the sun into a new astrological cycle. Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia adopted this tradition from the ancient Brahmins, or members of the Hindu faith. They believe that the sun re-entered Aries and finished its orbit round the earth on April 13. Therefore, April 13th is the traditional Thai New Year's Day, which is celebrated by all Thai people throughout the entire country. \n \n
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Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks. Many people celebrating Songkran as a Buddhist festival may also go to a wat or temple to pray and offer food to monks. They may also cleanse Buddha images from their household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year. Many younger Thais would pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water on their hands and in turn the elders would bless the a good fortune. \nIn northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to a nearby temple in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year.\n\n
The sand is then sculpted into stupa-shaped piles and decorated with colorful flags and flowers. When they were sculpting the pile, they would take the opportunity to chat with others which is like a date. \nPeople also make merit by releasing fish into water and bird into the sky, giving life to others. \nApril 13 is recognized the ‘National Elderly day’ of Thailand and April 14 is the National Family Day. Thai government encourage Thai people to visit their hometown and be with family member. \n\n\n
The sand is then sculpted into stupa-shaped piles and decorated with colorful flags and flowers. When they were sculpting the pile, they would take the opportunity to chat with others which is like a date. \nPeople also make merit by releasing fish into water and bird into the sky, giving life to others. \nApril 13 is recognized the ‘National Elderly day’ of Thailand and April 14 is the National Family Day. Thai government encourage Thai people to visit their hometown and be with family member. \n\n\n