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Thai ghosts (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Thai legendary creatures" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .
According to Thai ethnographer Phraya Anuman Rajadhon, the Krasue is accompanied by a will-o'-the-wisp-like luminescent glow. [2] The explanations attempted about the origin of the glow include the presence of methane in marshy areas. [3] The Krasue is often said to live in the same areas as Krahang, a male spirit of the Thai folklore.
Thai mythology (3 C, 3 P) S. Superstitions of Thailand (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Thai folklore" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Category: Thai mythology. ... Thai legendary creatures (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Thai mythology" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Belief in ghosts in Thai culture is both popular and enduring. [1] In the history of Thailand, Buddhist popular beliefs intermingled with legends of spirits or ghosts of local folklore. These myths have survived and evolved, having been adapted to the modern media, such as Thai films, Thai television soap operas, and Thai comics.
Nang Tani (Thai: นางตานี; "Lady of Tani") is a female spirit of the Thai folklore. According to folk tradition, this ghost appears as a young woman that haunts wild banana trees ( Musa balbisiana ), known as in Thai language as Kluai Tani (กล้วยตานี).
Himavanta appears in a piece of Thai literature called Traibhumikatha [b] which explains that Himavanta is a forest where many diverse mythical creatures such as Phaya Naga [c], Phaya Krut [d], and Kinnaree [e], spirits or even gods and goddess reside. The mythical Nariphon tree [f] that often mentioned in Thai folklore is also said