Although there are many indigenous cultures exist in Myanmar, culture occupy key positions are Buddhist and Bamar. Bamar culture has been influenced by the culture of the surrounding water. Myanmar culture significantly is influenced by Buddhism. The countries like India, China and Thailand played a huge role should contribute to the cultural formation of Myanmar. More recently, the colonial rule of Britain and Westernization has also affected many aspects to culture. Now you can discover a part of the beauty of Myanmar culture through this article. Indochina tours in Myanmar
In Myanmar traditional villages, temples are the center of cultural life. The monks are revered and people always kneel in front to show their respect. Religious initiation ceremony called shinbyu is marking the most important maturity of a boy entering religious temple in a short period of time. The festival also has a regular little girl’s ears when adulthood. Myanmar culture is expressed most clearly in the villages where local festivals are held throughout the year, the most important festival is the festival temple. Many villages in Myanmar have conventions, customs and superstitions own prohibitions.
Shinbyu festival – source: tumblr.com
Myanmar traditional music is very special with Myanmar traditional orchestra consists of a set of drums, a gong, the tone bamboo, and wind instruments, including HNE – sound very high, flutes and cymbals. Myanmar’s drums can change pitch by local people attach a sticky rice mixed with ash in the bottom of the drum as it changes the sound. And there are many other unique instruments like puttalar Forum is a xylophone made of bamboo or wood. Travel to Myanmar
Unique instrument of Myanmar – source: pinterest.com
In addition, Myanmar has some typical traditional instruments like Sidaw another impressive (great drums) use of the momentous occasion, OZI (pitcher-shaped drum) and dobat (tambourine) used in village festival, bonshay (long drum) and bongyi (drum) and use the opportunity to co-harvest festival.
Myanmar’s traditional dress for men is Longchy (a garment sarong wrapped tightly in the middle) with a shirt or Taipon (traditional clothes) for the girls, skirts Thummy similar to Laos, Thailand. It all comes sandals and slippers Laos. Both men and women wear only western fashion shoes.
Myanmar’s traditional dress – source: dulichbonphuong.com
Myanmar people have a strange custom: to become beautiful, right at the 5-year-old daughter with a belt to the waist, then embroidered belt 30 again. When choosing a girl to the home interior, small loudness of waist circumference daughter is also one of the important criteria for sons Myanmar.
Traditional teeth after chewing many betel – source: pinterest.com
An interesting fact is Myanmar is the largest ethnic world betel chewing. Old, young, big, small, male, female … everyone has to eat. You can see many red seats street betel water. Myanmar enjoys people apply a lime colored cheek. People tell to beauty, others said, to keep the skin and anti-wind, the Buddha said to the bridge.
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