Life and Local Wisdom in Ban Nong Khao

1. English Presentation Life and local wisdom in Ban Nong Khao To Teacher Jantana Khumnukul Kanchananukroh School

2. Preface English for tourism is subject to learn about tourism and culture and tradition to learners to recognize life of Bann Nong Khao people. My group has conducted this project. Hope that this project would make the reader get knowledge from Bann Nong Khao is not much less. And thank you Miss Janthana Khumanukun at this with.

3. Statement of the problem: 1. Internet accessibilities. 2. Time consuming. 3. Collected data has not been checked if it is appropriate or worthy to do. 4. Data from each conductor has not been collected at the same time. 5. Each conductorhas different word formatting. 6. Collected data from conductor has not been submitted on the agree date.

4. Object : 1. To learn life and wisdom of Nong Khao people. 2. Can bring Knowledge from education to benefit the most. 3. There is harmony in the squand and work with friends very happy.

5. Plan: 1. Group’s name designed and selected. 2. Each conductor has been assigned for different takes. 3. Due data for progress checking has been agree. 4. Due data for submitting all assigned takes must be fixed. 5. Collecting data into folder. 6. Field trip at the Bann Nong Khao. 7. Group work presentation.

6. Process: 1. Chairman, Vice-chairman and secretary of the group appointed. 2. Collected data will be checked and proved by advisor if it is worthy to do. 3. Illustration selected. 4. If collected data proved , collecting unknow words. 5. Font size and other format selected.

7. 6. Ralated vocabulary will be typed and submitted to group leader. 7. Question for tourist interviewing prepared and selected. 8. Field trip at the Bridge over the river kwai. 9. Collected all data into folder. 10. Group work presentation.

8. Result: 1. Many new words will be learned. 2. Group-work shills will be promoted. 3. Information on tourist attractions will be gained.

9. Reference: 1.http://www.jumboriverkwai.com/index.cfm?menuid=217 2.www.panoramatown.org/organichome/ 3.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving 4.www.blogang.com/viewdiary.php?id=jjbd

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12. Nong Khao Village – traditional rice farming community This traditional farming village is on the battle route that Burmese troops followed to attack Ayuttaya or Siamese troops ventured west to take revenge more than 200 years ago. According to the villager’ beliefs, it is said that they are the forebears of native Mon/Lawa settlers who occupied this western part of Thailand which is now today Kanchanaburi long before Thai people from other parts of the country came.

13. Rice plantation is still crucial for the majority of the villagers here.  In the past, the rice planting took place once a year because it entirely depended only on the rain.  But nowadays, the farmers can do planting twice a year thanks to the irrigation system: one is an in-season planting ( Na Pee) and the other is an off-season planting (Na Prang).  The rice planting is both for selling and for feeding their families.

14. Shrine of Father and Mother This wooden shrine has been created from the ancient times according to ancestors’beliefs.It is located in the middle of Nong Khao Village. Whenever suffering from any borrow. Or wishing to hold any fairs or festivals. Nong Khao people will pay homage to it. Light joss sticks,and request for the accomplishment of work At present a traditional making-merit ceremony is annually held on the first day of waning moon and the sixth lunar month.

15. Buddhist monks will be invited to make evening chants, and accept offerings in the morning. After that Nong Khao local people will pay homage to the shrine by offering food, water,desserts and “Bye Sri” –cooked rice. Certain foods and fruits topped with boiled eggs and decorated with flowers.

16. Weaving Weaving is the textile art in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads, called the warp and the filling or weft (older woof), are interlaced with each other to form a fabric or cloth. The warp threads run lengthways of the piece of cloth, and the weft runs across from side to side. Cloth is woven on a loom, a device for holding the warp threads in place while the filling threads are woven through them. Weft is an old English word meaning "that which is woven".

17. The manner in which the warp and filling threads interlace with each other is known as the weave. The three basic weaves are plain weave, satin weave, and twill, and the majority of woven products are created with one of these weaves. Woven cloth can be plain (in one color or a simple pattern), or it can be woven in decorative or artistic designs, including tapestries. Fabric in which the warp and/or weft is tie-dyed before weaving is called ikat.

18. The ancient art of handweaving, along with hand spinning, remains a popular craft. The majority of commercial fabrics in the West are woven on computer-controlled Jacquard looms. In the past, simpler fabrics were woven on dobby looms, while the Jacquard harness adaptation was reserved for more complex patterns. Some believe the efficiency of the Jacquard loom, with its Jacquard weaving process, makes it more economical for mills to use them to weave all of their fabrics, regardless of the complexity of the design.

19. Ban Nong Khao Ban Nong Khao is one district in Kanchanaburi, about 12 km. away from the province. Villagers here still live simply in an agricultural society and old-style houses practicing culture and traditions which has been transmitted from generation to generation. Tourists can experience rice pounding, Thai typical desserts, molded sugar production, tonsuring ceremony, rice-growing, Phleng Yoei and Phleng Phuang Malai folk singing.

20. To get there from Kanchanaburi, take Route 324 (Kanchanaburi-Suphan Buri) for about 12 km. If you want to travel in a group, please contact TAT; Central Region Office, Region 1. Officials will provide cultural performances concerning local culture and traditions of Ban Nong Khao villagers with a local cuisine dinner served by Ban Nong Khao villagers. Otherwise, contact Wat Inthraram (Wat Nong Khao).

21. Palm Trees Palm trees are popular among rice growers to plant at the edges of rice fields. They can earn extra income from their products. In January, heads of families will climb the trees and bring palm sugar juice for sale in the community, While housewives are making round cake palm sugar for seasoning food in the future.

22. Sugar Palm Cake Ingredients4 and 1/2 cup rice flour1 cup ripe sugar palm fruit (squeeze the meat)4 and 1/2 cup coconut milk3 cup sugar3 cup scraped coconut (overripe)1 tsp. salt

23. Directions1. Crush the sugar palm fruit with water in a bowl. Put all of juice in a filter cloth bag and squeeze. Leave it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.2. Boil coconut milk with sugar. When it's boiling, turn off the fire and leave it cool off.3. In a big bowl, mix sugar palm meat from step1 with rice flour and coconut milk from step2.

24. 4. Knead well. Make sure it is really soft. Leave it outside for 4 hours. Put wet white cloth over top.5. Cut banana leave and make a small cup from it. Pour the mix in banana cups or ceramic cups if you can't make one.6. Mix scraped coconut with salt and dress it over top the cake.7. Steam on boiling water for 15 minutes.