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The national costume of Myanmar is the longyi (လုံချည်, Burmese pronunciation: [lòʊɴd͡ʑì]), an ankle-length wraparound skirt worn by both males and females. The longyi in its modern form was popularized during the British colonial period, replacing the traditional paso worn by men and htamein worn by women in pre-colonial times.
A man wearing a gaung baung in the traditional Shan style. The design of the modern Burmese gaung baung emerged in the mid-20th century and is called maung kyetthayay (မောင့်ကျက်သရေ). [1] It is a ready-made gaung baung made of cloth wrapped in a rattan frame and can be worn like a hat is worn.
A longyi (Burmese: လုံချည်; MLCTS: lum hkyany; pronounced [lòʊɰ̃dʑì]) is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Myanmar (Burma). It is approximately 2 metres (6.6 ft) long and 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) wide. The cloth is often sewn into a cylindrical shape.
Myanmar (Burma) Htaingmathein ( Burmese : ထိုင်မသိမ်း ; Burmese pronunciation: [tʰàɪɴməθéɪɴ] ) is the name of a traditional Burmese buttonless hip-length jacket , sometimes with flared bottoms and embroidered sequins.
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The clothing was then believed to have been traded to other people living in local areas and thus slowly became the national clothing within the Chin community (Chin National Clothing). Many tribes have adopted their own variation of colours and patterns But the clothing of Zotung people is the original patterned and colour from tuithangnung.
Village girls wearing thanaka at Ava, Burma. Thanaka (Burmese: သနပ်ခါး; MLCTS: sa.nap hka:; pronounced [θənəkʰá]) is a paste made from ground bark.It is a distinctive feature of the culture of Myanmar, seen commonly applied to the face and sometimes the arms of women and girls, and is used to a lesser extent also by men and boys.
Burmese Luntaya Acheik Members of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council dressed in acheik longyi. Acheik (အချိတ်; [ʔət͡ɕʰeɪʔ]) or luntaya acheik (လွန်းတစ်ရာအချိတ်; lit. ' hundred shuttle acheik '), is the name of the indigenous Burmese textile pattern.