Yaw Buddhish Religious Custom

Bamarlay — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:59:31 +0000

I was visiting a small remote town (actually a large village) in Yaw region. It was Laung-shae, a very ancient town in Myanmar, and situated in Saw township. I saw these local people on a religious procession on a Buddhist holy day. They are carrying a Buddha’s image from the monastery to the central pagoda, where the Buddha’s image will be kept in a shrine overnight for the next day ceremony. After the ceremony, the Buddha’s image will be carried back to the original monastery with the same procession. Technorati Tags: Myanmar culture, Myanmar custom, Burmese culture, Burmese custom, Yaw, Saw, Laung-shae Yaw Buddhish Religious Custom is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We really appreciate your link to us. <a href="http://www.myanmar2day.com/">Myanmar Today</a> Related Posts Shin Pyu – Ordination ceremonary for Myanmar Buddhists Ah-lhu – a donation ceremony

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Yaw Region

Bamarlay — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:07:14 +0000

Yaw region, a region comprises of Gantgaw, Hteeling and Saw Townships, is a region traditionally renown for, or more correctly, notorious for witchcraft. Many Burmese believe that people in Yaw region are masters of witchcraft very well, and they are afraid of the Yaw people. However, I believe these are all false rumors, or rural myth. The region is situated between the two mountain ranges – Chin Hills in the west and Ponetaung Hills in the east. Because of a lot of rivers and streams flowing in these regions, farms here are generally quite fertile and productive, and the people are quite well off. The roads to this region are quite rough. Most are just dirt roads. You also have to pass the Pongtaung and Pongnya ranges on these dirt roads, making the trip quite dangerous. You can take a bus from Mandalay to Gantgaw, the region’s capital. The trip will take the whole day. On your way you will pass Bahin village where many fossils were found. There are actually not much to see in Gantgaw. The town is quite small, but it is famous for Gantgaw longyi. There are one or two guest houses in Gantgaw. However, they [...]

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