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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2003. In public or in private, rituals of bathing and washing are an essential part of daily life in Burma. Rainy season is the only time of year relief from the heat comes during the day.
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  • BURMA / MYANMAR. Shan State, Kalaw, Peinnebin Village, 2003. Women in the lead, Wan Tha's wedding procession arrives in Peinnebin after a full day's journey, dressed in their finest "longyis," or traditional skirts.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. This former hill station under the British is home to an ethnically diverse group of Burmese, including Pa-O, Palaung, and Danu tribespeople.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. In a variation on slash and burn agriculture, rural farmers in the hill country surrounding Kalaw rotate their plantings every season. This burned hillside is beginning to recover.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. A Danu woman harvests the beautiful flowers their tribe is known for. The fertile hill country around Kalaw supports crops thee times a year.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. January is sesame harvest for the Pa-O and Palaung tribes who work in the Kalaw area. Wan Tha and Ma Ko returned to their labors two days after their wedding.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. Many communities like this Pa-O village in the hill country around Kalaw have one great tree like this in the center. They are worshipped as "nats," or guardian resident spirits.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State,Kalaw, 2006. A proud Pa-O mother shows off her child during a break in the January Sesame harvest. The hill country around Kalaw includes many Pa-O, Palaung and Danu tribespeople.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. : Friendly, curious and hard-working, these Pa-O students are on their way to school. A teacher in a village like this might make ten US dollars a month.
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  • BURMA / MYANMAR. Shan State, Kalaw- .Peinnebin Village. 2006. Women in the lead, Wan Tha?s wedding procession arrives in Peinnebin after a full day?s journey, dressed in their finest "longyis," or traditional skirts..
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Just after sunrise, even on the wedding day, hard-working Palaung students can be heard singing their homework. A musical framework aids memory.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Wan Tha and Ma Ko's parents exchange symbolic gifts before the ceremony. This is a ritual only, as there is no dowry custom among the Palaung.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR),Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Early risers get a view of the food preparations. Most Palaung houses are built far off the ground to ensure their stability in the seasonal rains.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Wan Tha and Ma Ko are silent as they listen to the rules for Palaung marriages.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. The Palaung rules of marriage are read to Wan Tha and Ma Ko by the village elder, a solemn moment in which both can reflect on what they have undertaken.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR),Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Ma Ko gets final advice before the ceremony. Her traditional Palaung clothing and headdress took two hours to prepare.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Wan Tha and Ma Ko listen quietly to readings from the holy book of the Palaung tribe. Both 17 years old, their marriage was blessed by everyone in the village.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Wan Tha and Ma Ko listen quietly to readings from the holy book of the Palaung tribe. Both 17 years old, their marriage was blessed by everyone in the village.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR),Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Just after herwedding ceremony in the longhouse, Ma Ko takes a moment for a portrait. She and Wan Tha will be back in the fields two days later for the Palaung sesame harvest.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR),Shan State, Peinnebin, 2006. The village chief ensures everything is in place the night before the wedding. Palaung tradition allows separation if the marriage does not work out.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Palaung children watch the whole village gather outside their window after the wedding ceremony.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. Allowing herself some time to smile, Ma Ko is surrounded by assistants preparing her elaborate Palaung wedding headdress.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR), Shan State, Peinnebin. 2006. A Palaung tribal elder blesses Wan Tha and Ma Ko by sprinkling water on them from a consecrated bowl.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Shan State, Kalaw. 2006. In public or in private, rituals of bathing and washing are an essential part of daily life in Burma. Rainy season is the only time of year relief from the heat comes during the day.
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