CULTURAL INHERITANCE OF THAI CHILDREN’S FOLK PLAY IN BANGTANGAITAI VILLAGE, BANGTANGAI SUBDISTRICT BANPHOTPHISAI DISTRICT BANPHOTPHISAI DISTRICT NAKHONSAWAN PROVINCE

Abstract

  There were three objectives in this study which consisted of 1) to investigate the Thai children folk play in Bangtangitai Village, Bangtangi Subdistrict, Banpotphisai District, Nakhon Sawan Province, 2) to carry on Thai children folk play by teaching students in Watwiwit-Taram school, and 3) to investigate the results of traditional Thai folk play inheritance. The study was conducted by qualitative research methodology. The in-depth interview (as a semi-structure interview) and observations were used in the data collection procedure. The participants in this study were ten adults and fifty students in Bangtangitai village.

             The study found that there were fifteen games of Thai folk games that have played in the past. The fifteen Thai folk games that the informants could provide in detail consisted of E-Tak, Teekob Kradong, Pongpang, Mornsonpha, Mhaba, Lingchinglux,  Tee Kaikon, Talok Tockteak, Teejab, Yaelongroo, Ying Kabbong, Toyjok, Tei, Kratamoon, and Hum Kabmaprow. The students like to play Talok Tockteak games the most.