THE EXPERIENCED TIME: EXISTENCE IN ALL SOULS' DAY OF THAI-VIETNAMESE PEOPLE SAINT ANNA TEMPLE, NONG SAENG COMMUNITY, NAKHON PHANOM PROVINCE

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate the existence of “The Experienced Time” within space and rituals of Thai-Vietnamese Catholics descent in Nong Saeng, Nakhon Phanom Province, in 2021. Re-study was employed to conduct the research and This was done using fieldwork, including interviews, participant observation, and document study. The findings reveal three key points: the essential objects of rituals, including people and items; experienced time; and the 'other space,' such as churches, cemeteries, and multipurpose buildings. These lead to lead to the proposition that the existence of “The Experienced time” stems from beliefs, faiths, traditions, and rituals from the past to the present, which have been clearly reproduced in the specific space with everyday necessities, time, and space acting as cultural symbol swhich are ritual reproductions for communication. They function through social activities that are tied to time, life experiences, and ritual spaces over a long period. This is a meaningful symbolic relationship of learning for during the tomb consecration season which, a tradition passed down through “the sacred circle” of the Nong Saeng Community.