The legend tells of the comforts ceremonial “La-KuKu-Er".
There is the legend tells that the one person of Akha people goes in
to the forest for go to see of the forest to consume. He sees shade
omen character is like a person. He startled because think that a ghost
comes to are haunt. When he arrive his house, then has a headache, have
a fever. Then, give the medium predicts and the medium predict that
timidity, the wicked many souls haunt must perform a ceremony (La
–Ku-Ku-Er) for cherished possession calling returns to come to. That
Akha has to perform a ceremony follows the medium notifies. When
perform a ceremony finished, then that the symptoms are all get
disappear astonishingly. Since then, this ceremonial comes to and
inherit to arrive in now.
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The
comforts ceremonial are like the ceremonial of Akha people, can not get
that happen which time. The ceremonial that about cherished possession
calling, when the Akha people goes to the forest or the places then go
to be startled fear and have the a fever such as have a fever, have a
headache etc. When the person meet the cause is startled fear, when
arrive at a house tell the member in family come to perform a ceremony.
Auspices guard choosing in performing a ceremony must askew with the
birthday and the day that the member in family die then regard is a
good day if it is a birthday of who meet the cause has been startled
that regarded as excellent auspices.
They can do 3 formats as follows
1. Cherished possession calling by use an egg “La Ku Ku- Er La Yae Ma
Dao" Begin the ceremony with calls an elder in whomever community which
can call get both of a woman and a man come to a house person who has a
fever. When reach, boil things to eat with rice and egg. When egg
cooked go to see an Akha’s dish that the Akha people call “Hor-Wea” for
1 dish. Take the banana leaf lays on a dish and have 2-3 heel ropes
keep tying a hand.
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the consumer goods of person have a fever either or the majority likes
to use a hat or shirt come to lay on a dish, take an egg and boiled
rice add a dish. Seek the ladle wood that the Akha people calls “Hor
Chae- Ka La” add in a dish give person who have a fever come to stand
at door’s house but stand inside a house an elder stays outside. The
people who have a fever beckon in a dish 3 times and tell that the
cherished possession of me comes back. The elder bring a dish goes to
the village door. When reach their, take a dish down and use “Hor Chea
ka la” beat an egg brokenly , peel eggshell and boiled rice that cover
with the banana leaf 3 times an elder then get back to a house of the
person have a fever. A person have a fever hear elder sound walks to
come back, then eat 2-3 rice’s and the elder arrive to the house that
have a fever person, who stay with person have a fever deliver a speech
is cherished possession came back to stand long already ago, eat rice
is full. The fever person gets back at a house and comes to sit close
to a cooking stove models. Give an elder takes a rope ties a hand if a
man must tie right hand way and a woman ties the left follow with
everybody in a family. Return the consumer goods of person have a fever
that take it to the owner (the fever person) peel egg gives to a person
have a fever to eat is finished the ceremonial. |
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2. Cherished possession calling by use a chicken “Ya Jue La Ku Ku-Er"
Begin the ceremonial with go to calls an elder in whoever community
which can call get both of a woman and a man comfort come to a house of
person who have a fever. When reach a house, boil things to eat with
rice and egg cooked. Take a dish “Hor Wae” support with banana leaf
comes to lay, and add things to eat with rice and egg, consumers of a
person who have a fever, rope and the wood for ladle rice come to add a
Akha dish. Use a cock or a hen that depend on predicting of Cha Ma but
must have no white chicken feather and no disable 1, tell the person
who have a fever go to stand inside house and the elder is outside. A
person have a fever beckon in a dish then tell that cherished
possession comes back , fondle a chicken from a leg goes up to the head
by use the right hand with regard to must use the right hand because
the right hand is a hand beside that skillful in all behaviors. The
elder go to the village door, take a dish, use the wood ladle rice
beats an egg brokenly, take things to eat with rice and boils egg to
lay hide in the banana leaf 3 times follow with pluck a chicken from
wing calf, and the head 3 times hide everything in the banana leaf.
Then take a dish comes back to a house. The people who have a fever
hear elder sound; eat rice 2-3 spoons. |
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the elder arrive in front house door. Who stay with the person who has
a fever must tell that see the cherished possession came back to long
already and eat rice is full. The elder returns ware of person who have
a fever and tie a hand by the holy threat to a person who has a fever
and the member in everybody family follow. Peel egg gives to a person
who has a fever to eat. Take 1 cup comes to stamp and inside it have
the bowl that do to be from bottle gourd. Pour clear cup water fully.
Take the bowl bails out from a cup to pour in leg, wing and the head at
3 times. Use the wood ladle rice to beat the head, take a chicken goes
to burn and pluck all, wash with the clean water once more, cut wing
calf , liver as a big pieces and front chest meat. Take both of calf
wing and the liver keep in a cup and take the table (kind of wooden in
the northern utensil) comes to and wrap with the banana leaf. At this
time give tie a hand again for that no tie a hand in the first. Take a
pure rice, pure tea (mean no one drink the tea when already boil
finish ) Put on table (kind of wooden utensil in northern Thailand),
give person have a fever taste every cup on the table (kind of wooden
utensil in northern Thailand) for the tasting must use chopsticks
replaces using other else. |
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3. Cherished possession calling by use a pig “Ar Hya La Ku Ku-Er “
Go to call whoever elder in community, usually go to call Ar Por Phi Ma
come to perform a ceremony because can pray chapter all. When Phi Ma
arrive in a house, they boil 1 egg, things to eat with rice cooked,
seek liquor comes to and inside liquor pot has a drinking straw. Seek 1
cup comes to and inside a cup has the bowl that make from bottle gourd,
pour the water in a cup. Take the bowl bails out from a cup pours to
liquor once more and take the threshing basket then take 5 cups to put
inside The first one put tea mix with ginger, second put salt, the
third put liquor, the forth put the pure water (now in this ceremonial
uses the water as other such as the water supply that have no one pours
to drink) and the last one is pure rice with an egg. Use milled rice
about 1 handful comes to add inside in the middle of the threshing
basket, 5-6 ropes are heel, the wood ladle and small-sized balance, 2-3
coins put in the threshing basket. |
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is the belief about balance this insertion that “use the balance weighs
the cherished possession returns, money buys the cherished possession
returns” The Akha people calls the lay down a threshing basket is “Ya
Ma Sa-Er Chae Long”. They go to catch 1 pig that can use all over male
and female ( depend on predicting of Cha Ma), bring a pig and the
threshing basket to the house’s door and the person who have a fever
stand inside, the person who give perform a ceremony is standing
outside. The person who have a fever use a hand beckons at the
threshing basket, fondles a pig 3 times, then take the threshing basket
and a pig go to at the village gate and lay down a pig and the
threshing basket, use the wood ladle rice beats an egg brokenly, pick
pure rice and an egg lay under the banana leaf in the threshing basket
3 times and every cups that in the threshing basket. Pluck a pig hair
from leg, the body and the head 3 times, then take the threshing basket
and a pig get back to a house. When a person who have a fever hear the
sound that they go back, give eat rice 2-3 spoons and salt. |
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they arrive at a house, whoever is close to the person who have a fever
tell that “the cherished possession had come back long time ago” Then
lay the threshing basket and a pig down at a cooking stove model in the
middle of a house. Take a bowl bails out from a cup pours to a pig leg,
body and a pig's head 3 times. Chopping block turn up beside as use
permanent, bring a pig lays on chopping block and give a leader
performs a ceremony kills a pig by use a knife stabs the neck and seek
the enameled basin adds salt supports the blood, split the potbelly and
take the liver out for foretell the luck of a family of the person who
have a fever. A young man who goes to help the work will take a pig
goes to burn, the elder will peel egg gives to a person who have a
fever have a meal and tie a hand. Take a pig rib 2 ribs with the liver
to boil by add salt, milled rice and the ginger. Akha people call this
deceit that “Huem-Gma-Da” During boil the liver and the rib still
unripe, take the pork comes to cook is big pot. |
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When
cook cooked go to invite an elder in the community both of woman a man
come to a house of the person who will raise the perform a ceremony.
Put the table (the kind of wooden utensil in northern Thailand) that
support by wraps with the banana leaf, put paprika cup and chopsticks
on the table, take a cup that have the rib and the liver that boil with
typical Thai other dish lay on the table, then take the table to the
bed of the head of the household, give an elder who invite to come to
later tie a hand and take a cup that add the rib and the liver give to
a person who have a fever eat. The person who have a fever taste every
a cup that lay on the table. After that, everybody begin have a meal.
Usually they use chopsticks only with belief that using chopsticks is
very well-mannered and touch healthiness. After this, the performing a
ceremony is finished.
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