Yi Peng in Lanna

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the Yi Peng tradition in Lanna. It is a documentary study. The results of the study found that the Yi Peng tradition falls on the full moon day of the twelfth lunar month in the central region, which is the Loi Krathong tradition. In the Yonok and Chamadeviwong chronicles, it is recorded that once there was a cholera outbreak in the Hariphunchai region, causing the townspeople to migrate to the city of Hongsawadi for 6 years. When they returned to Hariphunchai, they showed their remembrance by bringing offerings, incense sticks, and candles to drop into the water. When the light hit the water, it created shadows like the light of a firework at intervals, looking like a ghost that goes out to hunt for food at night. The Lanna people therefore called it the “Loi Khom” tradition according to the Yonok and Chamadeviwong legends. The form of the Yi Peng tradition in Lanna includes making merit by offering alms to monks in dedication to parents, releasing floating lanterns to worship the Phra Kesa Kaew Chulamani and the power of unity among the people in the community, listening to the Mahachat sermon, showing the knowledge of listening to auspicious things in life and meeting good friends, lighting lanterns, And listening to the Dhamma on the benefits of the lamp shows the worship of what should be worshipped according to belief and faith.