Nok Hasadee Link: Beliefs About After-Death Rituals of Isan People

Abstract

This article aims to present the value of the Nok Hasadee Link funeral ceremony of the Isan region, which comes from the belief in the Tribhumi, which is an abstract story conveyed in literature and folk tales. Including the creation of various animal art based on the belief in the code link bird that it is a magical animal that knows the way to heaven. It was created as a symbol during funeral ceremonies so that the bird would carry the soul of the deceased to heaven. The value of the Nok Hasdee Link style funeral ceremony of the Isan region is an art that reflects the social process of funeral ceremonies of different groups of Isan society and culture. Connections create a story of a group of characters or actors in the field of reviving memories and creating another kind of social memory. The construction of the bird has been interpreted by society as not being the corpse of an ordinary person. But he is a person who has merit and acts of good deeds, which has both a high level of birth and a birth from a commoner, but accumulate good deeds according to the respected Isaan social and cultural guidelines.