Villagers Offer Pig Heads, Grilled Chicken to 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon' for Luck
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Key Quotes
"Last lottery draw, I was lucky and got 40,000 baht because I saw numbers from this 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon' tree."
งวดที่ผ่านมาโชคดีได้เงิน 40,000 บาท เพราะเห็นตัวเลขจาก “ย่าตะโกเงิน” ต้นนี้
Key Entities
Person
Grandmother Takow Ngeon(“ย่าตะโกเงิน”)
A spiritual entity believed to inhabit a 'Takow' tree, offering lottery fortunes to villagers in Sukhothai.
Jae Noi(เจ๊หน่อย)
A restaurant owner from Kiri Mat who offered singing as appeasement after winning 40,000 baht in the lottery.
Chairman of the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (อบต.) of Ban Pom(นายกองค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล (อบต.) บ้านป้อม)
An official who performed a ritual dance to appease 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon' after winning the lottery.
Place
Ban Khok Krachern(บ้านโคกกระเชิง)
A village in Kiri Mat, Sukhothai, where villagers are offering appeasements to 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon'.
Kiri Mat(คีรีมาศ)
An district in Sukhothai where the 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon' appeasement rituals are taking place.
A province in Thailand where villagers are seeking blessings from 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon' for lottery wins.
Takow tree(ต้นตะโก)
A specific 'Takow' tree in Ban Khok Krachern, Sukhothai, believed to be inhabited by 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon' and a source of lottery fortunes.
Kha Na tree(ต้นแคนา)
A tree located near the 'Takow' tree in Ban Khok Krachern that has unusually developed white leaves, adding to the mystical atmosphere.
Kratok Rok tree(ต้นกะทกรก)
A plant growing alongside the 'Takow' tree which has unusually developed white leaves, contributing to the reported supernatural phenomena.
Organization
Ban Pom Subdistrict Administrative Organization(อบต. บ้านป้อม)
A local administrative body whose chairman participated in appeasement rituals for 'Grandmother Takow Ngeon'.