Tom Qab Cov Tsov Rog - After the Wars - Book 1

Topic Notes for Student Writers​

Topic: Incense

1. “When I first came to camp, I made incense and tofu to sell. A bundle of incense took a long time to make and sold for only two – five baht, and tofu was hard work to make, so we eventually learned how to sew pan dao’s and made most of our money from those.” - Ying Thao, St. Paul

2. Photos, traditional method of making incense sticks and the way of Drying incense sticks

3. The shaman burns joss paper in exchange for the spirit to return to the body of the one who is unwell. The shaman’s helper assists him from behind the bench and must listen for the shaman’s message. In the photos below, the shaman has prepared “dragon water” to bless the client.

Research suggestions:

* importance of incense

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