Poi Sang Long

Poi Sang Long

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March 22nd 2015
Nang and John took us to a Shan town near Mae Hong Son to see a ceremony/celebration. Boys from local families were becoming novices, and they get dressed up, process to the temple, kneel and bow in the temple, then process out, take their finery off, and go to see if they want to become a monk. Their feet can't touch the ground, so when they're not in the temple they are carried around on men's s ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more