Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Rocket_Festival
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Lao_people
gptkb:Isan_region |
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Northeastern_Thailand |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Community bonding
Agricultural prosperity |
| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:dance
Music Parades Rocket competitions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
|
| gptkbp:mainActivity |
Launching homemade rockets
|
| gptkbp:origin |
Pre-Buddhist fertility rites
|
| gptkbp:period |
June
May |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Encourage rain
Mark beginning of rice planting season |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
Injuries
Accidents |
| gptkbp:rocketMaterial |
Bamboo
PVC pipe |
| gptkbp:rocketPropellant |
Black powder
|
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_(proposed)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Northeast_Thailand
gptkb:Isan_people gptkb:Isan_region gptkb:Tai_Dón_people gptkb:Tai_Don gptkb:Tai_Khao |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|