Culture of Myanmar

Hindi word for betel used for a stimulating and psychoactive preparation combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco

albino elephant

Mohinga (, ; also spelt mont hin gar) is the national dish of Myanmar. Mohinga is fish soup made with rice noodles, typically served as a hearty breakfast. It features a rich broth flavored with lemongrass, turmeric, and fish sauce, often garnished with boiled eggs, cilantro, and crispy fritters. Mohinga is readily available in most parts of the country, sold by street hawkers and roadside stalls in larger cities. Mohinga is traditionally eaten for breakfast, but nowadays it is eaten at any time of day. Egg, onions or herbs can be added into the dish.

culinary traditions of Burma

thumb|Village girls wearing thanaka at Inwa|Ava, Burma

traditional rite in some Asian countries

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Myanmar and its people

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Burmese unit system

naming system of Burma/Myanmar

species of aquatic bird mentioned in ancient Indian texts

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thumb|Lion statues surround the Independence Monument in Maha Bandula Park, in front of [[Yangon City Hall]] thumb|Two lions guard the entrance to Shwedagon Pagoda Chinthe ( (); (); ()) is the Burmese word for 'lion'. The leograph of Chinthe is a highly stylized lion commonly depicted in Burmese iconography and architecture, especially as a pair of guardians flanking the entrances of Buddhist pagodas and kyaung (or Buddhist monasteries).

mechanical machine for igniting tinder by adiabatic compression

One of the National Museums in Myanmar

Historic lunisolar calendar

bronze bell, believed to be the largest bell ever cast, on 5 February 1484 by order of King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu, and was given as a present to the Shwedagon Pagoda of Dagon (today's Yangon, Myanmar)

cultural practices

hill in Mandalay, Myanmar

cave in Myanmar

labour-intensive textile

Burmese musical ensemble

Public holiday in Myanmar

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hindu temple in Yangon Region, Burma

Aspect of culture in Myanmar

numeral system

shan Theravada Buddhist novitiation ceremony

Burmese manuscript on rolled gold (1756)

Song festival in Myanmar

Burmese guardian deity of Buddhist temples and pagodas

botanical garden in Burma

729 marble slabs inscribed with the Tripitaka at the Kuthodaw Inscription Shrines, Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar

traditional shampoo used in Myanmar

Apwint () is a culturally specific term to Myanmar which is used to refer to individuals assigned male at birth who openly identify as women and are attracted to men. External to the local context, apwint are commonly regarded more broadly as transgender women. However, according to Veronese et al., "unlike typical Western characterizations [such as in the LGBT community] that utilize separate categories to define sexual and gender identities, one set of labels are often used across Asia to characterize both sexual and gender identities." Another Myanama term, apone (), is used to describe mal

Burmese kerchief

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thumb|Off-white cotton sheer ground with an embroidered design of a stylized floral spray: The vines are executed in gold foil strips, the small flowers in gilt sequins, and the leaves in beetle elytra. thumb|Sternocera aequisignata แมลงทับ, a beetle used in Thailand for beetlewing decoration thumb|Tamamushi Shrine, [[Horyu-ji, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Asuka Period, decorated with lacquer and oil painting on wood, gilt bronze plaques, and the iridescent wings of jewel beetle (Tamamushi)]] Beetlewing, or beetlewing art, is an ancient craft technique using iridescent beetle wings practiced tradi

Kason (; ) is the second month of the traditional Burmese calendar.

thumb|A shinbyu ceremony at Mandalay.

thumb|Illustration of a traditional Burmese zayat A zayat (; ; from ) is a Burmese building found in almost every village. It serves primarily as a shelter for travelers, at the same time, is also an assembly place for religious occasions as well as meeting for the villagers to discuss the needs and plans of the village. Theravada Buddhist monks use zayats as their dwelling place while they are exercising precepts on Uposatha days. Buddhist monasteries may have one or more zayats nearby. Donors mostly build Zayats along main roads aiming to provide the exhausted travelers with water and shelte