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THAILAND

FLYING LANTERNS/WISH LANTERNS

When the fuel cell is lit,

the flame heats the air inside the lantern, causing the lantern to rise.

are made out of rice paper with a bamboo frame, which contain a fuel cell or small candle.

FLYING LANTERNS

When the candle burns out,

sky lantern floats back to ground.

the most popular festival in Thailand (that includes the flying lantern)

LOY KRATHONG FESTIVAL

believed to have the brightest and most spectacular celebrations.

CHANG MAI

take part in Loy Krathong festivities, with a mix of locals and tourists.

All of Phuket's major west coast beaches

When does the Loy Khratong being held?

held on the night of the 12th full moon, usually in November

usually have the most activity with locals visiting beaches like Karon and Kata.

PATONG BEACH


NAI HARN

What is the other term for sky lantern?

WISH LANTERN

CAMBODIA

HANDICRAFTS

Indigenous people represent

1.4percent of the total population in Cambodia, and the majority of them live in remote rural areas within the country

difference between the highlanders and lowlanders

BOTH FROM THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES

cambodian handicrafts has also used as their livelihood and produced:

TEXTILES


BASKETS


JARS


POTTERY


AND ETC.

LAOS

SA PAPER

where do they get the papers they make using the hands?

FROM THE SA or MULBERRY TREE

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.

Traditionally Sa paper was used for

calligraphy


for making festive temple decorations


umbrellas


fans


kites

In Former times it was also used as a

filter in the manufacture of lacquerware.

In recent years the art of sa paper handicraft has been revived, particularly in

LUAN PRABANG


NORTHERN LAOS

In modern times it is used to create,

lampshades


writing paper


greetings cards


bookmarks

VIETNAM

Silk painting

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

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

Vietnamese silk paintings typically showcase the

countryside


landscapes


pagodas


historical events


scenes of daily life.

INDONESIA

SHADOW PUPPETRY

Wayang means

to show or perform

Kulit means

Skin

a reference to the leather material that the figures are carved out of

kulit / skin

others say that wayang is also attributed to the Indonesian word bayang that means

shadow

is a type of puppet shadow play performed around the Indo-Malayan archipelago, tracing its origins to India.

Wayang Kulit

Where does the Wayang Kulit derived?

from a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist tradition

What traditional orchestra would accompany the story telling?

A TRADITIONAL GAMELAN ORCHESTRA

Puppet's size range from:

25 cm to 75 cm

The puppets are usually made from?

buffalo and goat hide and mounted on bamboo sticks.

The best puppets are made from:

YOUNG FEMALE WATER BUFFALOS PARCHMENT

What do you call the Puppetmaster?

DALANG

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

Most shadow play is based on two epic stories from India

MAHABHARATA


RAMAYANA

MALAYSIA

WAU KITE

is a uniquely designed Malaysian kite called 'Wau'.

WAU KITE

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.

The ______ has become a sport internationally.

KITE FLYING

The kite festival.

PasirGudang International Kite Festival.

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

In Brunei Darussalam, men’s headgears are categorized into three:

DASTAR


SONGKOK OR KOPIAH


TANGKOLOK OR SERBAN

is a piece of cloth tied around the head;

DASTAR

a type of cap made from velvet;

SONGKOK OR KOPIAH

which resembles a turban and is a typical headdress in the Middle East.

TANGKOLOK OR SERBAN

what replaced the dastar as part of the Malay's national dress on most formal occasions?

THE SONGKOK/ KOPIAH

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.

The value of songkok-wearing is taught to the young both at

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