Poy Sang Long Ceremony: A Photo Essay
April 6th 2012 Poy,means festival or auspicious ceremony
Sang, means monk or novice
Long, derives from the Shan word A-long meaning, prince or monarch
Sang long means dressing up as a prince to ordain
So the three words altogether mean the festival in which a prince enters the monkhood.
I spent parts of the last three days photographing the Poy
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