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The Different Kinds of Folk Wisdom

The folk wisdoms are classified into eight parts, as follow:

1. Wisdom regarding food: the ability to select, create, modify and favor the ancient ways
while making food products.
2. Wisdom regarding clothing: the ability to conserve and create local clothing and
accessories with ethnic identities.

3. Wisdom regarding housing and architecture: the ability to promote, preserve, restore,
and develop houses and buildings in order to assert how valuable the local architecture is.
4. Wisdom regarding religion and tradition: the ability to apply local beliefs and
knowledge for useful purposes. The local traditions benefit the community, an example would be

during local religious holidays and festivals pondering on the beauty of various aspects of the culture
and how it affects the ways of life.
5. Wisdom regarding language and literary work: The continued practice of the local

dialect in various communities helps to preserve the native charm and ascertains it will continue being
used by future generations. The local dialects can be best preserved through literature, being used in
school, as well as being promoted in everyday activities.
6. Wisdom regarding traditional Thai healers: The ability to boost and protect public health
in the community, by putting an emphasis on health care autonomy for example through the use of

medicinal herbs, traditional massages, etc.
7. Wisdom regarding occupations: The ability to impart occupational knowledge
promoting unique traditional practices in local crafts. This can secure jobs in the local community by

increasing the quality of the products and thus increasing their value.
8. Wisdom regarding fine arts: The ability to materialize human creativity through
painting, sculpting, dancing, composing & performing music and arts, audio visual art, composing,
and local entertainment.

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