YeahโผAs promised from SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป’s earlier blogging๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐about MTF2018, she is now gonna sharing about her visits toย 2โฃ ethnic villages in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand ๐น๐ญย ~ Tai Saek Village & Tai Guan Villageย โ๐ป๐
She startedย 1โฃst here with Tai Saek Village, which formed part of the MTF2018’s agenda & relating to Eco Tourism. Still remembered her beautiful ๐ย #OOTD ๐ย shared earlierโโ๐ค
It’sย limited-editionย ๐ฏ% handmade shirt๐by the local Tai Saek village peopleย ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ, really love it very muchย ๐ ๐ย
Tai Saek village (At Samat village) is located 4๏ธโฃ๏ธkm to the town of Nakhon Phanom,ย the famous Paya Sri Satta Nakaratย โฉ๐๐ฒ & very near to the ๏ธ3๏ธโฃrd Thai๐น๐ญ-Laos๐น๐ญ friendship bridge๐too. At the end of the village visit, some of her friends ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซactually took a bicycle ๐ฒride from the village to the bridgeย ๐
WowโผUnforgettable welcoming cum blessing ๐ย ceremony by the elderly village people & she has paid her respect ๐๐ปย to theย village ancestor during this welcoming blessing ceremonyย ๐
She wasn’t really understand as the blessing ๐ย ceremony was conducted in local ethnic language. She was told by the tour guide that it’s a blessing for great health, wealth & fortune in lifeย ๐คโบ
Hmm…She got 2๏ธโฃ๏ธย eggs๐ฅ๐ฅย & a bananaย ๐ย from this blessingย ๐ย ceremony, great fortune aheadย ๐๐ for SiennyLovesDrawing ๐ฉ๐ป, see her happy face, Ha…Ha…๐๐
Thank youย ๐๐ปย ๐๐ปย very much for all blessingsssย ๐
Yeah!! She ๐ฉ๐ปย is blessed to enjoy the โPestle/ Stick Danceโ aka “Saek-Ten-Saakย “ performed by the Tai Saek ethnic group. It’s performed annually on the Tai Saek village ancestor worship day i.e. on the 2โฃnd day of waxing moon of the 3๏ธโฃrd lunar month to please the spirit. She was told that if this dance requires to be performed for other timing/ period, the village spiritual leader will have to ask for permission by offering a pigโs head, 2โฃ๏ธ0๏ธโฃ๏ธ๏ธ-Thai baht cash ๐ฐย & liquor ๐ฅ, then pick up a predictive coloured stick. If the village spiritual leader has picked up a stick of the same colour, it means the spirit does notย ๐ฒโ allow for the request
The dancers will perform to the fast rhythm of drums & striking pestles painted in both red & white coloursย ๐๐
WowโผDelicious Mekong river fishes ๐๐ย lunch served by the Tai Saek local peopleย ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ
Hmm…She lovesย ๐โฅ๏ธย the dishes serving with banana leaves ๐๐ฑ๐ฟ, including the handmade banana leavesย ๐๐ฑ๐ฟ tissue papers casing too
Impressiveโผ
Special thanksย ๐๐ปย to all the yummy delicious fish ๐๐ย dishes, definitely an unforgettable fresh fish ๐ย lunch dining
Guess whatโโ
This village people ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซย has start to adopt on Eco Tourism strategy i.e. having & managing the fish ๐ย farms by continuing breed the Mekong riverย fishesย ๐๐ The people ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซย started to catch the small fishesย ๐๐ from the Mekong river & then transferring them to the fishย ๐ farms set at te riverside
According to the village peopleย ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ, this fish ๐ย farms formedย 1๏ธโฃ๏ธ of the tourists destination while visiting to Tai Saek village
Yeahโผ๏ธย Mekong river fishes ๐๐ย definitelyย 1๏ธโฃ๏ธ of the many signatures within Nakhon Phanom province ~ actually a natural resource to the ethnic villages of this province in Thailandย ๐น๐ญ
She also enjoyed the traditional music & song ๐ถ๐ต๐ผย in Tai Saek dialect too
However, she was told by the local people ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซย of this village that very limited younger generation are interestedย ๐
Ohh….So sad & disappointing to hear about itย ๐
Really hope more of the younger generation of this village will learn to continue the music tradition cum cultures thenย ๐ค๐
1๏ธโฃย of the homemade product from the local people ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซย of this village is the chilies sauceย ๐ถ๏ธ
Highly recommended ๐๐ย as a souvenir ๐ย from Tai Saek village visit, a motivational support to the Tai Saek communityย ๐๐
She has tried & love it, yeahโผย Even though she is not โย a spicy lover, but this chilies sauceย ๐ถ๏ธย not very spicy & very yummy delicious ๐๐คคย to enjoy with fresh vegetables ๐ฅ๐ฅ& dishes servedย ๐ฅ๐
Guess whatโโ
The local people of this village also with a great go green ๐ย initiative
Bravoโผ๐๐ป๐๐ป
She has attended a short workshopย & learnt to handmade herself a bracelet with just recycled itemย ๐
Yeahโผ๏ธย A brilliant idea๐ก~ A bracelet which made with the rings from the can beverages
A very simple & easy making process, you will sure impress about it & no worry about local language/ dialect communication failure tooโ๏ธโบ๏ธ
Yeahโผ๏ธDon’t forget to enjoy a tour at the museum house (2๏ธโฃ๏ธ-storey, with free ๐ย admission)
Each tools/ equipments used is labelled with both Thai/ Laos/ English for tourists information, you will understand better the life at Tai Saek villageโ๏ธ๐ย
She has enjoyed & greatly appreciate the traditions maintaining well at this ethnic village named Tai Saek. This definitely provides an impressive ๐คฉย village experience to each tourists to understand better the local cultures & traditions inherited from years agoย ๐๐
Let’s transforming travel, transforming lives through a village visit experienceย ๐
Do stay tune for her next blogging ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป๐,to sharing about her visit to Tai Guan village ya
You may exploreย ๐ย for your sustainable tour booking โ ย & then enjoy some ethnic village visits cum experiences yaย ๐
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