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Karen traditional don dance team Talabaw, a traditional bamboo soup. The don dance is a traditional Karen performance. "Don" roughly translates to "in agreement". The dance is a series of uniform movements accompanied by music played from traditional Karen instruments. During the performance, a "Don Koh" leads the troupe of dancers.
The first Karen traditional food exhibition and talabaw cooking competition were held at Zwekabin Hall in Hpa-an on July 8, 2018, by Myanmar Restaurant Association and Kayin State Government. The event was designed to showcase traditional foods of the Karen people as tourist attractions.
The case also drew attention because neighbors of Htoo had been aware of his violent nature for some time but had not contacted the police because of language and cultural barriers. [38] [62] [63] Around 80% of Karen adults either smoke tobacco and/or chew betel nut, both of which are considered serious health hazards. [17]
The Karen New Year was established in 1937 or 1938. [4] [6] The holiday was recognized by the British colonial administration as a public holiday in 1938.[7] [8] In 2017, the two Karen major liberation groups, leaders from the Karen National Liberation Army and the Karen National Union, jointly celebrated the Karen New Year for the first time since 1967 in Kayin State's Hlaingbwe Township.
The Karen (/ k ə ˈ r ɛ n /) [2] or Karenic languages are tonal languages spoken by some 4.5 million Karen people. [1] They are of unclear affiliation within the Sino-Tibetan languages . [ 3 ] The Karen languages are written using the Karen script . [ 4 ]
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It also provided for the possibility of secession from the Union after 10 years. In 1952, the former Shan state of Mong Pai was added, and the whole renamed Kayah State, possibly with the intent of driving a wedge between the Karenni (in Kayah State) and the rest of the Karen people (in Karen State), both fighting for independence.