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1761. Reference : MM-1-18-58

market

| May 11, 1960. Every day women from Myang brought vegetables and meat from the market to trade for rice in the village. May 17, 1960. Women from Ban Van carried vegetables and rice to sell at the market. June 8, 1960. Eight women from Ban Phaed went to the market to buy Khamkin (?). If there was no money, they would trade rice for Khamkin (?). | Punch card

1762. Reference : MM-1-18-59

Funeral of kEw

| May 28, 1960. People in the villages helped prepare things to be used for the funeral of kEw, such as wood, nails and colored papers used for decorating the coffin and coffin cart, etc. | Punch card

1763. Reference : MM-1-18-60

gossip

| June 27-28 and 30, 1965. Moerman collected information about the village headman. Many villagers told him that when the headman was drunk, he usually had bad conduct. | Punch card

1764. Reference : MM-1-18-61

Ordination

| June 16. The ordination of Sicaj was held at his home. There were not many villagers to assist. Some helped make kwa kaeb [cracker which was made of rice – translator] or to make candles. June 19. Traditionally those who were ordained might stay at the temple for three nights before the ceremony. But currently people would spend only one night because they did not want to lose time earning their living. During the ceremony, the incense smoke floating above the offerings invited Thewada [deities - translator] to accept their oblation. | Punch card

1765. Reference : MM-1-18-62

farm labor

| June 12, 1960. Lot hired men from Ban wEn to work his fields, their wages cost 30 hap of rice [picul – translator]. July 16, 1960. Lot employed five people to move seedlings for a week, paying their wages to carry the 30 picul of rice. Sala ngen hired 15 people to work his fields, only four of those hired came. | Punch card

1766. Reference : MM-1-18-63

Land tenure

| June 9, 1960. Kham was one of the first group to reclaim the land in ‘tunglo:ng’ since B.E. 2491. At present the farmland in this area had become important. Many tractors were used for plowing. | Punch card

1767. Reference : MM-1-18-64

Old times trade

| June 9, 1960. In the past the transportation of goods was very difficult. People carted rice to sell at the town of Phayao and then brought back various products to sell. It required 15 days to return home. But after the truck became a popular method of transportation, the transport of products became faster. | Punch card

1768. Reference : MM-1-18-65

Offer sacrifices to a spirit

| June 5, 1960. Six or seven years ago mE kEw and mE sEng invited phi [spirit - translator] in order to ask why their daughter was sick. The spirit which had brought the disease was a ‘disease spirit’. This was why every year they had to offer sacrifices to this spirit, so it would not bring disease to family members. The spirit was descended through the matrilinear line. June 6, 1960. ‘Liang Phi’ ceremony at the south of Ban Dung. The majority of young people were involved in the preparations: such as Lab [minced meat with vegetable and chili – translator], alcohol, and oblation | Punch card

1769. Reference : MM-1-18-66

Daily events

| June 4, 10, 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 29 and 30, 1960. Moerman collected information on the daily life of people. For example, first, people gathered rice to sell at the town of Phayao. Second, a new tobacco factory at the end of the village employed people in the village. Third, the chief district officer went on an inspection tour of the border. Fourth, villagers were at the meeting for the donation of goods and money to hospitals and schools. | Punch card

1770. Reference : MM-1-18-67

Daily events

| July 1 -3, 5 and 7, 1960. Entering the farming season, people were employed to transplant rice seedlings in the fields. July 24 and 31, 1960. Moerman collected information about the daily life of the villagers. For example, first, Ta transported beans to sell in the town of Phayao. Second, Kong had a problem with eyesight. Third, in the villagers' opinion, people preferred working to being inactive. | Punch card