Yun-de is lacquerware in Burmese, and the art is called Pan yun. The lacquer is the sap tapped from the varnish tree Melanorrhoea usitata or Thitsee that grows wild in the forests of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is straw-colored but turns black on exposure to air. When brushed in or coated on, it forms ...

Shinbyu (also spelt shinpyu) is the Burmese term for a novitiation ceremony (pabbajja) in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism, referring to the celebrations marking the samanera ordination of a boy under the age of 20.
It is deemed the most important duty that parents owe to their son by let...

The art of Panbu (Sculpture) means the one which produces figures and floral designs made of wood or ivory. The artisans make the figure of human beings and animals and floral designs. Myanmar’s traditional sculpture emerged before the Bagan period and it improved in the middle of Bagan Era. Myanmar’s sculpture base t...

When you go a wedding or making food donation of any kind, you may find this dessert. Cassa va plant root (Pe Law Pe Nan) is the main ingredient of this dessert and have tasty sweet flavor.

In Myanmar, variety of fishes are used to make dishes. For the people who bore to make and eat common fish curries, this time I want to show you how to make braised mackerel fish with ball chilli special curry. Because this curry have hot and spicy taste, This curry is usually serve in winter.

This circular snack may look like pancake. But it is not. This snack can be found in every bazaar in Myanmar. With a golden brown color, you will find special sweeten taste of palm jiggery with in this snack.

Cassod Tree Leaves (Mezali) Soup is special Myanmar traditional food. Myanmar people only make this soup around November and December Month. Some believe this dish have medicinal property when eat in this month especially in full moon day.

Dance in Burma (now known as Myanmar by the government there) can be divided into dramatic, folk and village, and nat dances, each having distinct characteristics. ...

At the Rakhine State, pagodas can be seen on top of most hills. Of these pagodas, the Sandaw Shin Pagoda (wherein Buddha's hair is enshrined) located on top of Nilar Paba hill on Ph...