The Padaung Custom In the wild mountainous regions of Burma (known as Myanmar there)‚ there lives a Padaung tribe‚ where the Padaung women are known by wearing brass rings around their necks for life. The name “Padaung” is derived from the Karen words pa‚ meaning to have round‚ and daung‚ meaning brass. The rings are added on every two to three years starting from a very young age until a certain age of twenty and above. The rings holds the neck stiffly that it restrict any movements of the
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Masai Tribes The Masai people are a Nilotic ethnic group residing in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are the most well known tribe of the African ethnic groups. Their elaborate dress sense and array of colours that are distributed amongst the tribes clothing‚ is memorable for their expression through what they wear. The language spoken by the Masai people is Maa and they are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Northern Tanzania‚ which are English and Swahili. Despite often being
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They are from Padaung tribe synonym Kayan tribe and this tribe has today a number about 50.000 persons. "Kayan Lahwi" is developed as a combination of Kayan by slash and burn and Lawi tribe by neck rings from Laos and North Thailand. Padaung (Yan Pa Doung) is a Shan term for the Kayan Lahwi (the group whose women wear the brass neck coils). The Kayan resident in Mae Hong Son Province in Northern Thailand refer to themselves as Kayan and object to being called Padaung. In The Hardy Padaungs (1967) Khin
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and meaningless. In those countries where poverty and diseases are the plays a key role‚ plumpness-being the sign of health‚ wealth and fertility is the ideal beauty of a woman. Moreover‚ a culture’s own tradition of beauty cannot be overlooked. Padaung women of the Kayan people wear a special ornament called neck rings around the neck of an individual to create a visual appearance of a stretched long neck. This tradition of elongating necks to achieve beauty is probably not accepted by others. Furthermore
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Lost in Fantasy Magazines‚ movies‚ and commercials are trying to create an image of what beauty is. Beauty‚ being defined‚ means the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. But beauty standards are getting each time higher that even some celebrities can compete. The media portray the standards of beauty as unrealistic. Making us believe that the image of Barbie if he one and when in the real word‚ becoming
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become small. To get small foots‚ their foots will be bound and bended and also weared a pair of small shoes. More smaller the size of their foots‚ so it’s make them more beautiful. In Myanmar ( the tribe of Padaung ) ‚ woman is beauty when they have a long neck. Since the age of 5 years‚ their necks fitted with a kind of bangle and the number of bangle will increase along their age. Amount of bangle which they wear will
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oppression of women in Chinese culture just as well as the oppression of women in the 21st century. Over many years oppression against women for the sake of beauty has taken on many forms‚ be it foot binding in china‚ The wearing of neck rings in the Padaung tribe‚ or breast implants in modern culture. Women from each culture may choose these devices with their own will‚ but they choose them because they have been conditioned by their society to believe it is what they must do in order to appear beautiful
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adolescents? By Deejay Jones‚ 11SaC By Deejay Jones‚ 11SaC Body modifications have been around for millennia‚ from the tribal tattoos of the New Zealand Maoris to the intense scarification of the Papua New Guinean Sepiks‚ to the stretched neck of the Padaung tribe of Burma. In the 1920s‚ tattoos were recognised as symbols of delinquency or naval status‚ and progressed to popularity in the 1960s after waves of popularity for centuries. In the last 20 years‚ tattoos have become so prevalent that 15%
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Body Piercing: Reclamation‚ Enhancement‚ and Self-Expression by Jason C. Hillman In America the practice of body piercing is everywhere‚ especially among young people. who are getting several parts of their bodies pierced either as an affirmation of their personal individuality‚ as a means of sexual gratification or stimulation‚ a reclamation of their bodies from physical or emotional trauma‚ or for as a means of adornment. Whateverthe reason‚ it’s widespread. Body piercing is the piercing
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held. Kayin The national races such as Kayin‚ Bamar‚ Pa-O‚ Shan‚ Mon and Rakhine are residing in the Kayin State. The main religious are Buddhism‚ Christianity. The six different families of Kayin nationals are Saghaw (Sakaw)‚ Sho (Poe)‚ Bwe‚ Padaung‚ Kayini and Zayein. Bwe are northern Kayins and Saghaws (Sakaws) and Shos (Poes) are southern Kayins. Hpasi is the symbol of Kayin culture. Kayin don is a popular dance. The religious or traditional festivities are Kayin New Year Day celebrations
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