LENT CANDLE: CULTURAL ART AND WISDOM

Abstract

Lent candle is an art created from local wisdom. By receiving inspiration and faith from the Lent tradition In order to offer monks to light the practice of various activities. It is a buddhist worship for 3 months. Lent candles appear in all 3 elements of beauty, unusual and remarkable. Classified as fine and applied art created to show beauty and responsiveness to function as well as emotional and mental responses. In addition to being a beauty, it is a combination of ideas. Community lifestyle Become a valuable culture. It is the intellectual product of the people in the community and local area as well. There are 5 management and promotion guidelines for preserving wisdom of the arts of candle making are 1) On the promotion of folk wisdom to be leaders in preserving local wisdom 2) Inheriting the inheritance of local wisdom, the art of making candles in the next generations 3) Raising awareness among people in the community to realize the value 4) In promoting activities together for preserving local knowledge in order to create a career. And income include community people and 5) Knowledge management Bring technology to collect data and research for development of local wisdom, the art of making candles.