Kachin Tribe

      The Kachin or they call themselves is “Kim-Phor” migrate to Thailand from the Shan state in Burma, some groups migrated from Yunnan the People's Republic of China together with the Lisu and Lahu. They live together with that tribe that immigrated from the same time around 50 - 60 year ago. They immigrated only they group in 1974 at DoiLand, Mae-eye District, ChiangMai province and move to live in DoiVawee, Maesuay district, ChiangRai province, then migrate come to live at Pangmayao, Maimokjam, Mae-eye district, ChiangMai province before move come to stay at Baan NongKeaw when 25 ago. Kachin is closeness with Shan, Lisu, Lahu and Akha people because of are the same species language as Tibet – Burma

Information from: Baan Mai patthana “Kachin” Moo 12 Thambon Muangna, Chiangdao district, Chiangmai
Inmormant: 1. Boonchoo TuaMo 2. Kaew (Ka-Kom) 3. Pan- Pan (The villager leader) and 4. Mrs. Anun Chimrang.

http://kachin.hilltribe.org

Kachin song

The history of Kachin tribe.

 The History of Kachin tribe.

         From the hearsay of the old man name “Boon-Choo” in Baan Nong-Keaw, ChiangDao, ChiangMai province. Around 200 more year, the Kachin tribe live in China . Then, the soldier of Mao Tse-tung have to revolution the Chiang Kai-Shek government cause the battle between the soldier of both side and the Kachin tribe spread in the group of Chiang-Kai-Shek soldier.

When the soldier of Chiang- Kai- Shek lose then, they flee to Thailand in the Mekong river, Chiang-Khong district Chiangrai province. The soldier of Chiag- Kai-Shek group that flees to Thailand has Kachin tribe too.

When they come to stay in Thailand , the Kachin people separate, scattered stay with Haw Chinese, Lahu and when the time passes, the Kachin people have to combination and come together to live in the public house at Baan Nong-Keaw project, Moo 14 Thambon MuangNa, ChiangDao district, Chiangmai province. Baan Maiphattana establishes 25 years ago but they come to stay in Thailand around 200 years. These villages have 60 household, 700-800 persons.


Information from: Baan Mai patthana “Kachin” Moo 12 Thambon Muangna, Chiangdao district, Chiangmai

Inmormant:
1. Boonchoo TuaMo
2. Kaew (Ka-Kom)
3. Pan- Pan (The villager leader) and
4. Mrs. Anun Chimrang.

http://kachin.hilltribe.org

The believe after death

 

        The Kachin people there have believe after death that if die already will have sending soul of the dead person by “Tuem-Sa” go to reach nine crosses then “Tuem-Sa” direct the way go to. They believe in that if die already must go to stay in a city where that god prepare by have three city as a city for a person who dies usual, the second is a city for person who not good dead, die a violent death, die unusual etc. and the last one city is fire city or the hell, it is a city for the person who do evil when alive.

They will have an agent of a god for choose and examine each person that how much that they have the goodness comes to, if do evil will send to the hell, no go to born, will burn out at the hell.

Information from:  

Baan Mai patthana “Kachin” Moo 12 Thambon Muangna, Chiangdao district, Chiangmai

Inmormant:
1. Boonchoo TuaMo
2. Kaew (Ka-Kom)
3. Pan- Pan (The villager leader) and
4. Mrs. Anun Chimrang.

http://kachin.hilltribe.org

The belief about the occurrence.

 

         When in the village has the new born, the midwife in a village comes to help in delivering a baby when deliver then must cut the umbilical cord immediately and a midwife will give the naming immediately because they believe in that must hasten name before a ghost because the ghost give naming a child before a person that will make a child have a short-live.

After naming finished they will have wrist tying gives a child, pound the “Ja-Tong-Tuay” by have the ginger, egg fish as pound and blessing to a child together. When finished give to the person who tastes and give blessing to a child too.

Information from:
Baan Mai patthana “Kachin” Moo 12 Thambon Muangna, Chiangdao district, Chiangmai

Inmormant:  

1. Boonchoo TuaMo
2. Kaew (Ka-Kom)
3. Pan- Pan (The villager leader) and
4. Mrs. Anun Chimrang.

http://kachin.hilltribe.org

Belief about the water

          When they still respect in the original, there performing a ceremony is offer sacrifices to a spirit as water ghost for their have the water to uses all year, then have performing a ceremony “Sung-Hwa-Ka” that have the equipment to use in performing a ceremony is pig or sometimes also a chicken, but can not use black chicken must is red chicken and a male only the reason that be red because a god of kachin tell that. The god is a god who is the Kachin respect, as a topmost god of Kachin. The person who perform a ceremony is “Tum-Sa” and “Tum-Jong”, the villagers come to participates in performing a ceremony. They have the story about the water that “formerly, the god of Kachin order that do not cut the wood in 50 meter distances around a river area by have the order a dragon to takes care a river if have the person who go to cut the wood near a river will get into trouble about the natural disaster such as flood, the storm, born the disaster with the community or lack of the water, have no the water uses, that mean disparage or do not give honor to the river”


Information from: Baan Mai patthana “Kachin” Moo 12 Thambon Muangna, Chiangdao district, Chiangmai
Inmormant: 1. Boonchoo TuaMo 2. Kaew (Ka-Kom) 3. Pan- Pan (The villager leader) and 4. Mrs. Anun Chimrang.

The believe after death

         The Kachin people there have believe after death that if die already will have sending soul of the dead person by “Tuem-Sa” go to reach nine crosses then “Tuem-Sa” direct the way go to. They believe in that if die already must go to stay in a city where that god prepare by have three city as a city for a person who dies usual, the second is a city for person who not good dead, die a violent death, die unusual etc. and the last one city is fire city or the hell, it is a city for the person who do evil when alive. They will have an agent of a god for choose and examine each person that how much that they have the goodness comes to, if do evil will send to the hell, no go to born, will burn out at the hell.

Information from:  

Baan Mai patthana “Kachin” Moo 12 Thambon Muangna, Chiangdao district, Chiangmai

Inmormant:  

1. Boonchoo TuaMo
2. Kaew (Ka-Kom)
3. Pan- Pan (The villager leader) and
4. Mrs. Anun Chimrang.