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Likay

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Likay is a form of folk opera popular in Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia. It emerged in the late nineteenth century and is generally believed to have originated in the Malay-inhabited regions of southern Thailand.

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Place of Origin
Malay-inhabited regions of Southern Thailand 1
Defining Trait
Extravagant costumes with barely equipped stages and vaguely determined storylines 1
Sources
1. Likay - Wikipedia
  • Lead, first paragraph
    generally believed to have originated in the Malay-inhabited regions of Southern Thailand
  • Lead, second paragraph
    the combination of extravagant costumes with barely equipped stages and vaguely determined storylines
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