Thai So Cultural Centre
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Pu Mahesak shrine and Thai So museum is located around Kusuman
district office area. It is approximately 40 kilometers away
from the province. It is located on the right-handed side of
SaKhon Nakhon – Nakhon Phanom route. It is the holy place
for Thai So community who believe it is where the spirits live
and help protecting Thai So. In the museum, there are many Thai
So utensils. They migrated from the left bank of Khong river.
There are inscriptions of Thai so language and Thai language for
comparing the differences of alphabets and pronunciation.
Thai So museum is located at Kusuman district, Sakon Nakhon
province. The building is a single-storey. In the front,
there are Phra Aran Asa, Kusuman leader and ruler statue and
statues portraying the lifestyles in different manners which
look real. Inside are where old equipment from generations to
generations such as bowls, plates, tiles, Podduang money,
hunting tools and agricultural equipment are kept. There are
also clothings of many tribes such as Phu Thai, Thai Yo, Kaleng,
Thai Lao and Thai So. Most people in Kusuman district are
Thai So. They carry outstanding uniqueness which is the
language. It sounds like Khmer language. If you are not
Kuruman people or have no knowledge about So language, you will
barely understand what the person is talking to you because the
language is quite difficult to understand. The clothing of
the tribe are black cloth, black tube-shaped shirt decorated in
red color at the hem and sleeves, long black sarong decorated
with different clothing at the hem, silver accessory such as
necklace, belt and earrings. If you would like to see the
tribe’s clothing, it is recommend to visit the place in the
beginning of February which is the annual festival of Kusuman
district. The festival is called Ngan So Rumruk (Recall of So).
Kusuman people, both men and women, will dress in tribe’s
clothing and join the festival. In the festival, there is a
competition to find the most beautiful girl in the district
which is called “Thida So” (So’s daughter). There is a Kusuman’s
unique dancing when the festival starts which is called “So Tang
Bang”. One will use the bamboo stick to make the sound and
rhythm for the dancers. The dancing is very stunning and cannot
be seen easily. This festival which you can watch the dance
is held only once a year. The other chance to watch the dance is
during the Wax Castle Festival at the end of Buddhist Lent.
Sakon Nakhon people will gather and pass on the culture from
their ancestors. There are dancings from every tribe. The length
of the parade is around five kilometers. The museum is
located between Kusuman district office and Kusum district local
police station. It is approximately 40 kilometers away from
Sakon Nakhon city and 55 kilometers away from Nakhon Panom city.
From Sakon Nakhon, when you enter Kusuman district, on the
right-handed side is a fresh market. Drive straight for 1
kilometer and you will see the Y-intersection on your
left-handed side of Tha Uthen district, Nakon Phanom province.
Your right-handed side is Kusuman district office. Turn right
into Kusuman district office and drive straightly to Kusuman
district local police station. The museum is on your
right-handed side. There is Phra Aran Asa statue in front of the
museum. You can also go there by taking Nakon Phanom – Udon
Thani route, Khonkaen – Nakon Phanom route, Chiang Rai – Nakon
Phanom route or getting on Chan Tour bus Rayong- Nakon Phanom
route which are of air conditioners or fan buses. The fee is
up to the distances. |
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17.34694 N |
104.36088 E |
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