THAI ART, CULTURE, NANGYAI AT WAT KHANON

Abstract

This research is aimed to study Nang Yai Shadow Play at Wai Khanon, the ideal community implanting its people to cherish and conserve its valuable pride that is Nang Yai Shadow Play. It is the thai cultural treasure widely acclaimed as the advanced art throughly the meaning of Nang Yai , the history of Nang Yai, making Nang Yai, the process of making Nang Yai in the past and present and the belief and preservation for our community. All of these, we found that the Khanon community focus on Nang Yai Shadow Play having the responsibility from the temple and relating to schools inclnded with the implantation for young people getting the participation and learning such as making Nang Yai and show,the belief in respect teachers. Nang Yai  Wat  Khanon is the valuable art with dubbling and tuneful singing. Nang Yai Shadow Play is the place for the art preservation and practice with puppeting, shadow playing include to the performance. In addition, it makes a big important role in our community to participate and inherited this advanced art of Thai cultural heritage tradition.