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Intangible Cultural
Heritage
Intangible cultural heritage refers to practice, representation,
knowledge, skills, tools, artifacts and cultural space in connection
with them, which community, community members, individuals
accept they are part of the cultural heritage. Intangible cultural heritage
transferred from generation to generation is created by the community
and group of people who interact with their own nature and history.
Giving the sense of identity and continuity, the heritage also makes
them respect to cultural diversity and human creativity.
Intangible cultural heritage is divided into 6 categories
as follows;
๏ Folk Literature and Language
Folk Literature is literature or art created from thinking and
imagination that is composed, told, recorded, performed, communicated
in several ways. In general, there are two types of literature: written
literature and oral literature. Hence, the scope of literature covers
folklores, legends, tales, short stories, fictions, chronicles, songs,
epigrams, etc. Thai literature can be in the form of verses and poems.
The famous stories include royal and folk literature such as Thai Stone
Inscription No. 1, Inao, Ramayana, Phrapathom Sombodhikatha,
Supasit Phra Ruang, Phra Apai Manee, Lilit Yuan Phai, the Legend
of Phra Phutthasihing , the Legend of Dao Lookkai, the tale of Kong
Khao Noi Ka Mae, etc.