"...The majority of people in Nabule are Buddhist and celebrate nat festivals but they do not keep nat statues to worship at their home. ?We do believe and worship the village?s nat but now seeing Thai spirit houses in the area, it is like a guest is taking forced residence in our house. We do not want spirit houses in a religious Buddhist area like this. There is a possibility for cultural mixing and I am concerned about our culture being threatened by another culture?, said U Aung Ba, member of the Nabule Spiritual Group. Nabule famous for it?s ancient religious sites has more than 2000 households and around 10,000 Buddhists. Local people are [majority] Tavoyan and Tavoyan is the main language spoken in the area. In Thailand, it is common to see spirit houses at people?s residences, corporate buildings and mega shopping malls in the city. It is believed that worshiping and making offerings to spirits can bring luck to one?s occupation and business."