1. Student's full name: Malavanh THAMMAVONG. 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth:
06 /02 /19884. Place of birth: Kham Mouane Province, Democratic Republic of Laos
5. Decision number for student admission:
Decision No. 2964/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2021by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process: Extension of the study period by 6 months from December 30, 2023 to June 29, 2024, according to Decision No. 5158/QD-XHNV dated December 6, 2023.
7. Thesis title:
"THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PHA VE CEREMONY IN PAKLAY DISTRICT, XAIYABOULI PROVINCE FROM 1986 TO THE PRESENT."
8. Major: Anthropology; Code:
8310302.01
9. Scientific supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.Nguyen Truong Giang, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results: The main results of the thesis include:
This thesis investigates and evaluates the differences in the Pha Vet festival of the PakLay people in Xaiyabouly province before and after the 1986 reform period. Through research and evaluation, the author points out the history of the formation and development of the Pha Vet festival, and the basic features that a traditional festival of the PakLay people in Xaiyabouly province should have. A highlight of the thesis is the objective and direct assessment of the changes that occurred before and after the 1986 reform period. Accordingly, the Pha Vet festival of the PakLay people in PakLay district, Xaiyabouly province, is considered to have basically preserved its long-standing traditional values and unique characteristics according to ancient culture. However, there have been some changes to adapt to the current situation, such as the festival being organized with more purposes, including spiritual and political purposes. The organization of the festival is not limited to the village elders but also involves decisions from relevant provincial leadership departments. Furthermore, there have been changes in the number of participants; while before 1945 the Pha Viet festival was only attended by people from the district, today it attracts people from all over the country, and even tourists from around the world. The timing and location of the festival have also tended to change, becoming longer and more extensive. Finally, the preparation process for the festival has also changed significantly compared to before 1986 to suit the current context. These changes are primarily influenced by socio-economic, cultural, and state management factors.
Furthermore, through their thesis, the author has identified the causes of the transformation of the Pha Viet festival before and after the reform period. Along with identifying a series of causes that directly and indirectly impact the festival's transformation, the author has proposed several solutions to mitigate these causes. The main stakeholders implementing these solutions are the Department of Culture, Information and Tourism of Xaiyabouli Province, the local authorities of PakLay District and Xaiyabouli Province, festival participants, and finally, the people of PakLay District and Xaiyabouli Province themselves.
11. Practical applications:
Through the research results, this thesis shows the changes in the practice of a traditional festival of the people of PakLay, PakLay district, Xaiyabouly province, thereby answering the question of how globalization and market economy affect the intangible heritage of ethnic minorities, and at the same time finding the causes and solutions to preserve the cultural identity of ethnic groups in the new era for traditional festivals for the people of PakLay in particular and the people of Laos in general.
12. Further research directions: Studying the differences in traditional culture of the PakLay people, PakLay district, Xaiyabouly province.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
1. Full name: Malavanh THAMMAVONG 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: February 06, 1988 4. Place of birth: Kham Mouane Province, Lao PDR
5. Admission decision number:
2964/QD–XHNV, 2021 December 29th, of Headmaster of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University6. Changes in academic process: Extend the study period for 6 months from December 30, 2023 to June 29, 2024 according to Decision No. 5158/QD-XHNV dated December 6, 2023
7. Official thesis title: The change of Pha Vet festival in Paklay district, Xaiyabouly province form renovation 1986 to present.
8. Major: Anthropology; Code: 8310302.01
9. Supervisors: Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang, Department of anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis has researched and assessed the differences in the Pha Vet festival of the people of PakLay, Xaiyabouly province before and after the reform period in 1986. Through research and evaluation, the author has shown the history formation and development of the Pha Vet festival, the basic features that a traditional festival of the PakLay people, Xaiyabouly province needs to implement. The highlight of the thesis is to objectively and directly evaluate the changes that occurred before and after the 1986 reform period, according to which the Pha Vet festival of the PakLay people in PakLay district is fundamentally Xaiyabouli province is considered to basically retain its long-standing traditional values and unique cultural features of the past, however there have been more or less changes to suit the current situation such as festivals. organized for more purposes including spiritual purposes and political purposes; The organizer of the festival is not only the villagers but also the decision of the provincial leadership departments; In addition, we can also mention the change in festival participants. If before 1986, Pha Vet festival only had the participation of people in the district, but today there is the participation of people from all over the country. even tourists from all over the world; The time and location of the organization also tend to change with the direction of expansion and scale expansion; Finally, the festival preparation process also has many differences compared to before 1945 to suit today's context. The cause of this change is mainly influenced by economic - social - cultural - state management factors.
In addition, through his thesis, the author has pointed out the causes of the transformation process in Pha Vet festival before and after the innovation period. Along with pointing out a series of causes that have a direct and indirect impact on the change of the festival, the author has helped the author propose some solutions to limit those causes. The subjects implementing these solutions are mainly the Department of Culture, Information and Tourism of Xaiyabouli province, local authorities of PakLay district and Xaiyabouli province, tourists participating in the festival and finally the people in the district themselves. PakLay, Xaiyabouli province.
11. Practical applicability Through research results, the thesis shows the changes in the practice of a traditional festival of the PakLay people, PakLay district, Xaiyabouly province, thereby answering the question of globalization and the market economy. how it affects the intangible heritage of ethnic regions, and at the same time find the causes and solutions to preserve national cultural identity in the new era of traditional festivals for the PakLay people in particular and the Lao people in general.
12. Further research directions: Research on the differences in traditional culture of the PakLay people, PakLay district, Xaiyabouly province.
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