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THAILAND |
FLYING LANTERNS/WISH LANTERNS |
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When the fuel cell is lit, |
the flame heats the air inside the lantern, causing the lantern to rise. |
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are made out of rice paper with a bamboo frame, which contain a fuel cell or small candle. |
FLYING LANTERNS |
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When the candle burns out, |
sky lantern floats back to ground. |
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the most popular festival in Thailand (that includes the flying lantern) |
LOY KRATHONG FESTIVAL |
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believed to have the brightest and most spectacular celebrations. |
CHANG MAI |
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take part in Loy Krathong festivities, with a mix of locals and tourists. |
All of Phuket's major west coast beaches |
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When does the Loy Khratong being held? |
held on the night of the 12th full moon, usually in November |
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usually have the most activity with locals visiting beaches like Karon and Kata. |
PATONG BEACH NAI HARN |
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What is the other term for sky lantern? |
WISH LANTERN |
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CAMBODIA |
HANDICRAFTS |
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Indigenous people represent |
1.4percent of the total population in Cambodia, and the majority of them live in remote rural areas within the country |
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difference between the highlanders and lowlanders |
BOTH FROM THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES |
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cambodian handicrafts has also used as their livelihood and produced: |
TEXTILES BASKETS JARS POTTERY AND ETC. |
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LAOS |
SA PAPER |
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where do they get the papers they make using the hands? |
FROM THE SA or MULBERRY TREE |
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How do they make the paper? |
The bark is crushed and soaked in water until it dissolves into a paste. The liquid is then scooped out, poured through a bamboo sieve and finally placed in a thin layer on a bamboo bed and dried in the sun. |
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Traditionally Sa paper was used for |
calligraphy for making festive temple decorations umbrellas fans kites |
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In Former times it was also used as a |
filter in the manufacture of lacquerware. |
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In recent years the art of sa paper handicraft has been revived, particularly in |
LUAN PRABANG NORTHERN LAOS |
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In modern times it is used to create, |
lampshades writing paper greetings cards bookmarks |
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VIETNAM |
Silk painting |
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is one of the most popular forms of art in Vietnam, favored for the mystical atmosphere that can be achieved with the medium. |
VIETNAMESE SILK PAINTING |
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was absorbed into Vietnamese art and the liberal and modern use of color especially began to differentiate Vietnamese silk paintings from their Chinese or Japanese counterparts. |
FRENCH INFLUENCE |
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Vietnamese silk paintings typically showcase the |
countryside landscapes pagodas historical events scenes of daily life. |
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INDONESIA |
SHADOW PUPPETRY |
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Wayang means |
to show or perform |
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Kulit means |
Skin |
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a reference to the leather material that the figures are carved out of |
kulit / skin |
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others say that wayang is also attributed to the Indonesian word bayang that means |
shadow |
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is a type of puppet shadow play performed around the Indo-Malayan archipelago, tracing its origins to India. |
Wayang Kulit |
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Where does the Wayang Kulit derived? |
from a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist tradition |
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What traditional orchestra would accompany the story telling? |
A TRADITIONAL GAMELAN ORCHESTRA |
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Puppet's size range from: |
25 cm to 75 cm |
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The puppets are usually made from? |
buffalo and goat hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. |
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The best puppets are made from: |
YOUNG FEMALE WATER BUFFALOS PARCHMENT |
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What do you call the Puppetmaster? |
DALANG |
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tells the story, interprets and voices each character, producing sound effects with speech and movement and manipulates all the figures between the lamp and the screen to bring the shadows to life. |
DALANG |
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Most shadow play is based on two epic stories from India |
MAHABHARATA RAMAYANA |
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MALAYSIA |
WAU KITE |
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is a uniquely designed Malaysian kite called 'Wau'. |
WAU KITE |
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Farmers use the kites as |
scarecrows in the fields and as a means to lull their children to sleep, so they could work with little interruption. |
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The ______ has become a sport internationally. |
KITE FLYING |
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The kite festival. |
PasirGudang International Kite Festival. |
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is a cap widely worn in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines and southern Thailand, mostly among Muslim males in formal situations such as wedding feasts, funerals, or festive occasions such as the Muslim Eidul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. |
songkok or peci or kopiah |
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In Brunei Darussalam, men’s headgears are categorized into three: |
DASTAR SONGKOK OR KOPIAH TANGKOLOK OR SERBAN |
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is a piece of cloth tied around the head; |
DASTAR |
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a type of cap made from velvet; |
SONGKOK OR KOPIAH |
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which resembles a turban and is a typical headdress in the Middle East. |
TANGKOLOK OR SERBAN |
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what replaced the dastar as part of the Malay's national dress on most formal occasions? |
THE SONGKOK/ KOPIAH |
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Today, like other gears, the songkok comes in many colorful variations to suit individual tastes and styles. |
--Some men like to have their songkoks made to measure so that they can incorporate their own innovations as well as select the type and color of the velvet to mirror their individuality. --Others, who are more economical, prefer to choose from the wide variety of ready-made songkoks available in many of the shops in town. |
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The value of songkok-wearing is taught to the young both at |
HOME AND SCHOOL |