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{{Infobox mythical creature
|name = ''Phi Tai Hong''
|AKA =
|image =
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|Mythology = [[Ghosts in Thai culture|Thai folk mythology]]
|Grouping = [[Legendary creature]]
|Sub_Grouping = [[Vengeful ghost]], [[undead]]
|Parents =
|Country = [[Thailand]]
|Region = [[Southeast Asia]]
|Habitat = [[Haunted house]]s, area where death took place
|Similar_creatures = ''[[Tai Thang Klom]]''
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'''Phi Tai Hong''' ({{lang-th|ผีตายโหง}}) is a [[ghost]] of [[Thai folklore]]. It is the [[Vengeful ghost|vengeful]] and restless [[spirit]] of a person that suffered a violent or cruel death.
'''Phi Tai Hong''' ({{lang-th|ผีตายโหง}}) is a [[ghost]] of [[Thai folklore]]. It is the [[Vengeful ghost|vengeful]] and restless [[spirit]] of a person that suffered a violent or cruel death.


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According to Thai [[oral tradition]], ''Phi Tai Hong'' are among the most feared ghosts, especially in its ''Tai Thang Klom'' (ตายทั้งกลม) form,<ref>[http://www.zimbio.com/Thailand/articles/DAe64TBCLLk/Introduction+Ghost+Thai+Culture Ghosts in Thai Culture]</ref> which is the ghost of a woman who died together with the child in her womb.<ref>{{cite web | title = พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542 | trans_title = Royal Institute Dictionary 1999 | quote = ทั้งกลม : ว. ทั้งปวง, ทั้งหมด, ทั้งสิ้น; เรียกหญิงที่ตายพร้อมกับลูก ที่อยู่ในท้องด้วยว่า ตายทั้งกลม คือ ตายทั้งหมด. ผีตายทั้งกลม : น. หญิงที่ตายในขณะที่ลูกยังอยู่ในท้อง. | publisher = [[Royal Institute of Thailand]] | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2014-04-09 | language = Thai | url = http://rirs3.royin.go.th/dictionary.asp | location = Bangkok }}</ref>
According to Thai [[oral tradition]], ''Phi Tai Hong'' are among the most feared ghosts, especially in its ''Tai Thang Klom'' (ตายทั้งกลม) form,<ref>[http://www.zimbio.com/Thailand/articles/DAe64TBCLLk/Introduction+Ghost+Thai+Culture Ghosts in Thai Culture]</ref> which is the ghost of a woman who died together with the child in her womb.<ref>{{cite web | title = พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542 | trans_title = Royal Institute Dictionary 1999 | quote = ทั้งกลม : ว. ทั้งปวง, ทั้งหมด, ทั้งสิ้น; เรียกหญิงที่ตายพร้อมกับลูก ที่อยู่ในท้องด้วยว่า ตายทั้งกลม คือ ตายทั้งหมด. ผีตายทั้งกลม : น. หญิงที่ตายในขณะที่ลูกยังอยู่ในท้อง. | publisher = [[Royal Institute of Thailand]] | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2014-04-09 | language = Thai | url = http://rirs3.royin.go.th/dictionary.asp | location = Bangkok }}</ref>


Thai culture blames this evil spirit as one of the main ghosts that [[Haunted house|haunt houses]] and one of the most difficult to [[exorcise]]. Exorcisms can be very complicated, involving complex ceremonies. Stories about this kind of spirits and the exorcism ceremonies that are needed to be free from them are popular in Thai publications.<ref>[http://www.bookinthai.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/9786165312530_s.gif ''Phi Tai Hong'' book]</ref>
Thai culture blames this evil spirit as one of the main ghosts that |haunt houses]] and one of the most difficult to [[exorcise]]. Exorcisms can be very complicated, involving complex ceremonies. Stories about this kind of spirits and the exorcism ceremonies that are needed to be free from them are popular in Thai publications.<ref>[http://www.bookinthai.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/9786165312530_s.gif ''Phi Tai Hong'' book]</ref>


==Modern adaptations==
==Modern adaptations==

Revision as of 00:54, 26 October 2014

Phi Tai Hong
Creature information
GroupingLegendary creature
Sub groupingVengeful ghost, undead
Origin
CountryThailand
RegionSoutheast Asia
HabitatHaunted houses, area where death took place

Phi Tai Hong (Template:Lang-th) is a ghost of Thai folklore. It is the vengeful and restless spirit of a person that suffered a violent or cruel death.

Legends

Phi Tai Hong usually has its origin in a man or a woman that died suddenly, often without the observance of proper funerary rituals.[1] According to the Royal Institute Dictionary 1999, the official dictionary of Thai words, tai hong means "to die an unnatural and violent death, such as being murdered or drowning" and Phi Tai Hong means the ghost of a person who died in such manner.[2]

According to Thai oral tradition, Phi Tai Hong are among the most feared ghosts, especially in its Tai Thang Klom (ตายทั้งกลม) form,[3] which is the ghost of a woman who died together with the child in her womb.[4]

Thai culture blames this evil spirit as one of the main ghosts that |haunt houses]] and one of the most difficult to exorcise. Exorcisms can be very complicated, involving complex ceremonies. Stories about this kind of spirits and the exorcism ceremonies that are needed to be free from them are popular in Thai publications.[5]

Modern adaptations

Phi Tai Hong is a ghost that has been featured in many movies of different types, such as 2003 Thai comedy-horror film Buppah Rahtree, the 2010 film Tai Hong,[6] as well as in Thai television soap operas (lakhon) such as The Sixth Sense (สื่อรักสัมผัสหัวใจ),[7] Raeng Ngao (แรงเงา) and Fai Huan (ไฟหวน).[8] It appears in many other movies even though it is not central to the theme. Tai Thang Klom is featured in the 2010 film Tai Thang Klom ("The Snow White").[9]

The Phi Tai Hong legend often provides a plot to erotic films, such as Phi Sao Tai Hong[10] and Khon Hen Phi,[11] in which the hero spends a night of pleasure with a woman, but then finds out later she was an apparition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Spirits
  2. ^ "พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542" (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. 2007. Retrieved 2014-04-09. ผีตายโหง : น. คนที่ตายผิดธรรมดาโดยอาการร้ายเช่นถูกฆ่าตาย ตกน้ำตาย. โหง ๑ : น. ผี; เรียกการตายผิดธรรมดาโดยอาการร้าย เช่นถูกฆ่าตาย ตกนํ้าตาย ว่า ตายโหง. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Ghosts in Thai Culture
  4. ^ "พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542" (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. 2007. Retrieved 2014-04-09. ทั้งกลม : ว. ทั้งปวง, ทั้งหมด, ทั้งสิ้น; เรียกหญิงที่ตายพร้อมกับลูก ที่อยู่ในท้องด้วยว่า ตายทั้งกลม คือ ตายทั้งหมด. ผีตายทั้งกลม : น. หญิงที่ตายในขณะที่ลูกยังอยู่ในท้อง. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Phi Tai Hong book
  6. ^ Tai Hong
  7. ^ The Sixth Sense Lakhon
  8. ^ ไฟหวน Fai Huan Lakhon
  9. ^ Tai Thong Klom movie
  10. ^ Phi Sao Tai Hong
  11. ^ Khon Hen Phi
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