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Tribal Woman in Kaptai LakeLocal woman from the tribal villages located on Kaptai Lake with their traditional clothes.
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Fishing in Kaptai LakeTwo family members fishing in a traditional way in Kaptai Lake.
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Washing ClothesWoman washing clothes in a traditional way in the river that cross Bandarban early in the morning.
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Having a ShowerThe rivers, across all Bangladesh, have so many uses... and one of the most important is allow people to get their shower.
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Traditional Taxi StopSome tricycle drivers waiting for customers in one corner of the main street of Myaung Mya, just a time matter.
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Burma lifestyleFar from big cities, no roads, cars or jeans appear in small villages, life is still here like several years ago.
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Free TricycleTypical tricycle in one of Myaung Mya streets, ready to get the next customer.
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TractoBusIs a truck? Is a bus? Is a joke?? A little of all in the village of Myaung Mya, Burma. Things don't change a lot in some places.
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Moving aroundAround all Myanmar if there is one tipycal way of transport found everywhere this is the bicycle.
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Typical village house in the outskirts of PatheinA typical example of a house in the outskirts of Pathein town with peppers drying under the sun.
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Old buddhist knowledgeSome old buddhist books found in a monastery located in the outskirts of Pathein. Not really well preserved but a sign of the better times and the old buddhist tradition in the country.
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Traditional UmbrellasSome of the typical umbrellas sold at several umbrellas workshops in Pathein. Elaborated in a traditional way and used mostly by monks, rich people, and tourists of course.
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Drying FishOne of the several places along the beach in Kanthaya or Satthua drying fish under the sun, one of the main economical activities of the area.
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Forced Labour?It's not supposed to be forced labout like just five years ago, but ways of work are the same, and building a road here is something unbeliable. One part of the process is to break big stones in this way...
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Typical Village HouseOne of the typical houses of families in this part of the country, along the road from gwa to Thandwe. It can be considered a medium class house here, some are even worst. Here a big family is living, grandparents, parents and children. No water or electricity in most of these ones.
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Fishing TimeTwo fishermen in the area of Kanthaya, here just a few km north of Gwa the fishing methods are totally different.
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Lonely FishermanFishing in this area is more an individual job than in other places in Burma, the traditional dresses and the typical hut are also distinctive.
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Preparing the fish IAfter spending all the morning in the sea with the small boat and the hand-made net fishing, around noon is time to go back to town and take off all the catch of the day from the boat to continue working on it.
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Preparing the fish IIHere, fishing is a subsistence way of living for all members of the family, young and old women work together cleaning and preparing the fish to be dried later under the sun.
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Shin-Pyu Celebration at HomeApart from the procession time, all the day the house of the future novice is an open party for family and friends, and even foreigner visitors.
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Old Woman in Shin-Pyu ProcessionIn the procession, the old women walk in front rest of women with their dresses for an special ocasion and the gifts.
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End of Shin-Pyu ProcessionMusic, spontaneous people who join the procession and the crazy one are at the back of the procession.
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Opening of Shin-Pyu ProcessionThe drummers open the procession and put the rythm to it.
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Bringing a gift for the young boyOne of the relatives of the young boy carrying one of the few gifts he will keep as a novice in the monastery.
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Young Women in Shin-Pyu ProcessionAfter the old women the young women fill the procession, with their best dresses and flower petals to spread along the way.
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The Future NoviceThe star of the day, the younbg boy who is going to be initiated into Buddhist Order as a novice.
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An Special UmbrellaOne of the youngest girls in the procession with their beautiful umbrella made of money notes.
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Young Girls in Shin-Pyu ProcessionThe procession is for all ages, and adolescents also fill up another part of it with their best costumes.
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Woman in Shin-Pyu ProcessionA burmese woman in the Shin-Pyu Procession.
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The Child In Shin-Pyu ProcessionWith their best style, the very young ones also participate in this procession.
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Money Hat in Shin-Pyu ProcessionIt's also a tradition to decorate gifts and costumes in a beautiful way with some money notes.
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Dusty Shin-Pyu ProcessionThey wear their best dresses but... who forgot to keep clean the way!?
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