Myanmar Thanakha

Prim city matrons are loud in their grouse and usually their discontent is with the spiraling of prices of meat and fowl. Now. it is also scarcity of coconut hair oil and. as a last straw. the forbidding prices of Thanakha. Thanakha – botanical term (Limonia Acidissma Linn ) is essential as well as a […]

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Zat Pwe

Myanmar Concert (Myanma A-Nyeint (or) Zat-Pwe) Zat; story: pwe; show: zat-pwe; Myanmar musical play: mintha; male lead: minthami; female lead: ngo-gyin; wailing song: nha-par-thwar. duet dance and song: lun-khan. tragic scene. There is no nation on the face of the earth so fond of fun and laughter and theatrical entertainment as the Myanmar. For a […]

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The Silk industry of Inle

Inle Lake. the largest and most famous natural inland lake in Myanmar. lies like a beautiful. glistening jewel encircled by the blue mountain ranges of the Shan Plateau. Inle Lake. which is located in the southeast of the Shan State at an elevation of 2900 feet above sea level. is home to the “Innthas” meaning […]

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The Elegant Lotus Robe

In the Union of Myanmar. where Theravada Buddhism flourishes. yellow robes have been offered to the Lord Buddha in different seasons for many hundreds of years. The robes are known as Waso-thingan. Kahtein-thingan. Matho-thingan. Kyar-thingan and Pantthaku-thingan. The Waso-thingan is the robe offered on the occasion of Wazo. the three-month Lenten period from round about […]

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Table Manners and Settings

Food and settings – The Myanmar Way This is about the Myanmar way of how to serve food. how to eat it. and what the backgrounds is when the Myanmar themselves meet to eat. Although it is not suggested for all foreign visitors to encounter these features. still a few suggestions might fins a favorable […]

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Spirulina of Myanmar

In Myanmar. the natural Spirulina is produced from the natural lakes of Twintaung. Twinma. Taungpauk and Yaekharr. Yaekharr Lake is located between Sagaing Hill and Min Wun Hill in Sagaing Division of central part of Myanmar. Yaekhar Lake produces natural Spirulina to use in the production of medicines and consumer goods. The Spirulina can be […]

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Pathein Umbrella

A Parasol from Pathein The umbrella industry of Pathein. the capital of the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar’s delta region. is well known worldwide. This cottage industry was established in Pathein over a hundred years ago. The first umbrellas were made of paper. but through experience the makers became innovative and began to produce umbrellas with […]

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Palm Leave Inscriptions

Ancient Myanmars wrote their records on slabs of sandstone or bronze. gold plate. palm leaves and parabaik or writing tablet made of paper. cloth or metal in the form of accordion folds.Palm-leaf inscriptions are usually made on corypha palm leaf with stylus. Palm-leaf inscriptions are made on corypha palm leaf or on toddy palm leaf […]

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Myanmar Wedding

MYANMAR TRADITIONAL WEDDING CEREMONY Since the time of birth until they become adults. Myanmar celebrate 12 auspicious occasions. We are now going to present. one of these 12 auspicious occasions. “ The wedding ceremony ”. When a boy and a girl come of age and. love one another and will want to marry and live […]

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Myanmar Traditional Culture

“Mingalarbar” is a word of greeting in Myanmar that came into wide usage only after the country regained her independence. In former days the usual greeting was “Kyan gan thar lo mar yet lar.” or “Mar bar yet lar”. or more informally “Nay kaung lar” which the nearest in English means “How are you?” or […]

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