Transborder PA-O from Myanmar in Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The transformation of Pa-O ethnic group from Myanmar in Chiang Mai can be divided into 2 phrases which are traditional and nation state. The creation of the Pa-O identity in Chiang Mai in the traditional phrase is through the restoration of the religious place of worship. The Pa-O group in the phrase of the nation state will identify themselves with a national day celebration which gathers people together in traditional Pa-O indigo-dyed outfits adorned with a symbol that signifies “the Pa-O” status. This activity has generated duplicate key beliefs and traditions of the Pa-O in the form of performance on the stage and is reproduced through the state ideology of Thailand to determine the position of the Pa-O in Chiang Mai.