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The Tai folk religion, Satsana Phi or Ban Phi is the ancient native ethnic religion of Tai people still practiced by various Tai groups. [3] [1] Tai folk religion was dominant among Tai people in Asia until the arrival of Buddhism and Hinduism. It is primarily based on worshipping deities called Phi, Khwan and Ancestors.
Me-Dam-Me-Phi is the most important veneration of the dead communal festival in the Ahom religion celebrated by the Ahom people on 31 January every year in memory of the departed. It is the manifestation of the concept of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other peoples originating from the Tai stock. It is a festival to show respect to ...
Thai spirits or ghosts are known generically as phi (ผี). A large proportion of these spirits are nocturnal . Except for the well-known Preta, most ghosts were traditionally not represented in paintings or drawings, hence they are purely based on oral tradition. [5] The local beliefs regarding the village spirits of Thailand were studied by ...
Phi Fa. Statue of Phi Thaen, Yasothon Province, Thailand. Phi Fa ( Thai: ผีฟ้า, Lao: ຜີຟ້າ) is a deity or spirit in the local folklore of Thailand and Laos. It is also known as Phi Thaen (Thai: ผีแถน, Lao: ຜີແຖນ). They play a prominent role in the Phra Lak Phra Lam and the stories of Khun Borom .
Tai Peung – 1,000 people in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Laos. They live near the Tai Laan and Tai Sam. Unclassified Tai language. Tai Pong 傣棚 – perhaps as many as 100,000 people in along the Honghe River of southeastern, Yunnan, China, and possibly also in northern Vietnam. Subgroups include the Tai La, Tai You, and probably ...
Outside China, the Kra–Dai languages are now classified as an independent family. In China, they are called Dong–Tai (侗台) or Zhuang–Dong (壮侗) languages and are generally included, along with the Hmong–Mien languages, in the Sino-Tibetan family. Hmong–Mien. Kosaka (2002) has argued specifically for a Miao–Dai family. Based on ...
Philippines. Tau Gamma Phi ( ΤΓΦ ), also known as Triskelions’ Grand Fraternity, is a fraternity established in the Philippines. Its members call themselves Triskelions. Tau Gamma Phi is one of the largest fraternities in the Philippines in terms of membership. [1] It has a sister sorority, Tau Gamma Sigma ( ΤΓΣ ), also known as the ...
Mount Tai is located in western Shandong, just north of the city of Tai'an and to the south of the provincial capital Jinan. It extends from 150–1,545 meters (492–5,069 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 426 km 2 (164 sq mi) at its base. The Jade Emperor Peak, which rises 1,532.7 meters (5,029 ft)} above sea level, is located at 36 ...