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The Tai folk religion, Satsana Phi or Ban Phi is the ancient native ethnic religion of Tai people still practiced by various Tai groups. [3] [1] Tai folk religion was dominant among Tai people in Asia until the arrival of Buddhism. It is primarily based on worshipping deities called Phi, Khwan and Ancestors.
Majority Theravada Buddhism; Tai folk religion, Hinduism (Ekasarana Dharma • Vaishnavism) Tai peoples are the populations who speak ... Tai Yuan ('Northern Thai ...
The core of Thai folklore is rooted in Tai folk religion. Until they were recorded, folk beliefs were handed down from one generation to the next. Village shamans are known as phram, a word that has its origin in Brahmana. The phram conducts exorcisms and performs marriages, among other ceremonies.
The Dai people follow their traditional religion as well as Theravada Buddhism and maintain similar customs and festivals (such as Songkran) to the other Tai-speaking peoples and more broadly, in regards to some cultural aspects, to the unrelated dominant ethnic groups of Myanmar, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. They are among the few native groups in ...
Also, many Thai and Isan practise their ethnic Tai folk religion. Muslims are the second largest religious group in Thailand at 4% to 5% of the population. Thailand's southernmost provinces - Pattani , Yala , Narathiwat , Satun , Trang , and part of Songkhla - have large Muslim populations, consisting of both ethnic Thai and Malay.
The traditional folk dances of the Tai Khamtis have their roots in Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Myanmar. The community has many folk dances and each dance has a religious background. Some of the most widespread Tai Khamti dance dramas are: Peacock Dance: Kaa Kingnara Kingnari is a prominent dance among the Tai Khamti.
Tai folk religion (Lao: ສາສນາຜີ sasna phi, "religion of the spirits") is an overarching term for the ethnic religions practiced by 30.7% [10] of the population of Laos. [11] [12] These religions are pantheistic and polytheistic, and involve classes of shamans.
Tai Nua/Lua can be written as Tai Neua, Tai Nuea, Tai Nüa or Dai Nua and sometimes Tai Nau.They are also known as Dehong Dai, Dehong Tailurian and Chinese Shan.The word Nua (Thai: เหนือ Dehong Dai: ᥘᥫᥴ Lə) in the Tai languages means "north", Tai Nua (Thai: ไทเหนือ Dehong Dai: ᥖᥭᥰ ᥘᥫᥴ), therefore means "Northern Tai" and is used by Tai people to refer ...