The Promotion of Elderly Active Aging in Songkran Festival At Phanom Dong Rak District, Surin Province

Abstract

The research entitled The Promotion of Elderly Active Aging in Songkran Festival at Amphoe Phanom Dong Rak Surin aims to study elderly active aging in terms of cultural perspective in the Songkran Festival at Phanom Dong Rak District, Surin Province. A study is a qualitative approach to ethnography that focuses on cultural activities of the Lunar Festival and Fourteen Laws database in the community of Phanom Dong Rak District, Surin Province. The study selected the unique Songkran Festival that driven by the elderly in the community. The researchers used participatory observation, non-participatory observation, and in-depth interviews. The purposive sampling of 15 participants is used in this study. The result of the study found that the Songkran Festival held at Prasat Ta Muean Thom and Prasat Ta Kwai, the elderly that participated in the festival were so proud as they were one important group that driven these cultural activities to succeed. If this group of people being supported, they would get the value of themselves and they can rely on themselves. Moreover, the happiness of succeeding in cultural activities may lead to mental and physical health.