In Thailand in every area Notice the original Thai house or the old house. Every house has a very sloping roof used for collecting rainwater in the rainy season. Helps to drain rainwater faster And another observation is that houses often have a high basement. When it rains, the water is flooded. A large amount of water will flow through the house quickly. While people continue to live normally in the house.
After the rainy season, people will return to normal life on the ground. Can cultivate, trade, or travel to other cities In Thailand, in the rainy season, there is a lot of rain. Therefore, the roof must Made to have a high slope. The position where two roofs come together. This area we call “Isosceles” is an area that looks like a triangle as in the picture above.
But when you come to the northern part of Thailand in 8 provinces, namely Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan Phrae, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Lamphun, Phayao, at this gable area, you will find that there is an X-shaped wood attached to the gable area as well. It can be found only in 8 provinces in the north only. Other regions of Thailand such as the Northeast, Central, Eastern and Southern regions. will find quite difficult to find found in other sectors It is expected that the owner of the house is from the north.
1. Galae attached to indicate Shows the position of the owner of the story that is a big boss Not an ordinary farmer There are may be hundreds or thousands of soldiers under the rule.
which houses ordinary people like farmers Merchants, businessmen cannot be attached to their home “galae”. Whoever did it was considered guilty. must be punished
Originally, the area of 8 northern provinces was the land of the original civilization called Lanna. The land of Lanna is often a colony of the present Pagan Kingdom or Burma now. In this old age, there is still some barbarism.
Whenever Bagan’s troops need property Therefore come to rob these houses according to the boss’s orders Any house that has been robbed will be attached to the gable. Let the troops from Bagan take notice. So that you don’t have to rob again and waste their time. Attached to the gable of the house will not be robbed. Can prevent being robbed
For those who have knowledge of black magic In the north, it is popular to send bad things with the crow when wanting to harm any house for people in the house to have a chance. will send a crow to cling to the roof of the house Having a crow will be a protection to help repel crows from clinging to the roof of the house. feel being protected, as in verse 2 as well
Make people in the house realize that they have to help each other to be careful about fire. After using power of fire the power is completely extinguished.
