World Schooling - Interesting facts about Thai Long Tail Boats
- Fletch
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 4
Travel is one of the best ways we teach our children.
Through shared experiences and feelings / emotions. As a family, we always learn as we go and create pdf learning recourses for the places we go. We plan to worldschool our 2 children for 1 year of travel then who knows, maybe more if we love that life.
Read these interesting facts about Thai Long Tail Boats that will help in your schooling educating kids through travel. And you might surprise some grown ups with things they don't know too!
When you go to Thailand you'll see these boats lined up along the shores of islands. They're known as Water Taxi's when you are travelling around the islands in Thailand. And you literally use them like a taxi. Hopping from one island to another. They've become synonymous with Thailand.
Thai = Ruang Hang Yao
Eng = Long Tail Boat
These longboats always beautifully decorated & adorned with the most beautiful fresh flower garlands to please and appease a spirit - The spirit Mae Ya Nang or The Grandmother of boats.
It's good fun to look at all the boats with the kids, as each one has different offerings and flowers / garlands.
Thai boatman burn incense each morning on their boats and adorn with fresh flowers, food & drink to pay respects to the grandmother / goddess of the sea.
The spirit Mae Ya Nang or The Grandmother of boats is an ancient Thai deity who looks after travellers. She is the guardian Goddess of boats and protector of fisherman. And by making an offering, garlands and burning incense, the boatmen are asking for her to keep them & their passengers safe each day.
There is a shrine dedicated to Mae Ya Nang in Phuket Town Thailand - The Chaome Ya Nang Temple open 6am - 6pm and entrance is free.
The story of Mae Ya Nang:
Chaome Ya Nang was a real person that lived 1500 years ago in Fujian (China). Whilst she was alive she was believed to have magical powers. Her spirit is present in trees. When a tree is cut down and used for wood to build the boat, her energy and guardianship lives in that boat. Fisherman and boatman make offerings to welcome her onto their boat and keep them safe from harm or provide them with bountiful fish.
I hoped this post helped you.
Feel free to use the info on this blog to form part of your Thailand learning.
I hope it's inspired and empowered you to take control of your own child's learning and education in a way that suits them and you. For some people school fits and they could never dream of taking their kids out of school to hoe school them. But for us as a family, it just didn't. For others, they are simply not aware that it's even an option. And for so long we were scared or didn't even know home schooling was even possible.
It wasn't until we started educating ourselves on the truths of reality and obligations / legalities of education that we started to think really seriously about taking that leap ourselves.
Embarking on this life adventure was one of the most rewarding experiences we've ever had. And 2 years in on our journey we have no desire to stop! I'm proof that you don't have to have it all figured out and to just take every step together, with your little people in a way that feels natural to you as their Mother. And I've created a kit that I wish I had when I started that can help you thrive in your own home schooling adventure.
The Awesome Worldschoolers Kit What's Inside?
If you want to grab The Awesome Homeschoolers Worldschoolers Kit here's what's included:
De-registration Letter Template PDF for deregistering your child from school (homeschool edition)
De-registration Letter Template PDF for deregistering your child from school (worldschool edition)
Follow Up Letter Template PDF - What to say if you come up against resistance from school or your local authority
Kids Digital Home School Planner
Digital Kids Reading Planner + Journal
And more...
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