đ˛đ˛ RESPECT MYANMAR'S CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Myanmar's traditional dresses and cultural heritage are not merely fashion, costumes, or aesthetic inspirations. They represent our history, identity, traditions, and the legacy passed down through generations.
ááźááşááŹáˇáááŻá¸ááŹáááşá áŻáśáá˝áąáá˛áˇ áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáĄáá˝áąáĄáážá áşáá˝áąáᏠáááşáážááşá áááşá áŻáśá áĄáážáĄááĄáá˝ááş á áááşáá°á¸á áááşáááşá¸áá°á ááŹáá˝áąáᏠáááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á áĄá˛ááŤáá˝áąáᏠááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ ááááŻááşá¸á áááŻááşáááŻááşááášáááŹá áááŻá¸ááŹáááąáˇáá˛áˇ ááťááŻá¸áááşáĄáááşáááş áááşáááˇáşáááşá¸ááŹáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ áĄáá˝áąáĄáážá áşáá˝áąááᯠáááŻááşá áŹá¸ááźáŻááąááŤáááşá
We believe that every culture deserves to be respected and represented truthfully. Using another country's traditional clothing or cultural elements without proper acknowledgment of their origins can erase the history and identity behind them.
áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáááŻááşá¸áᏠááąá¸á áŹá¸ááśááááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áážááşáááşá á˝áŹ ááąáŹáşááźááśááááŻáˇ áááŻááşáááşáááşáááŻáˇ ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇ ááŻáśááźááşááŤáááşá áĄááźáŹá¸áááŻááşááśáá áşáááŻááşááśáá˛áˇ áááŻá¸ááŹáááşá áŻáśáá˝áąáá˛áˇ áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáááŻááşáᏠáĄá áááşáĄáááŻááşá¸áá˝áąááᯠáá°áááŹá áşááźá áşááᯠáĄáááĄáážááşáááźáŻáᲠáĄááŻáśá¸ááźáŻááźááşá¸áᏠáĄá˛ááŽáĄááŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááąáŹááşáá˝ááşá ááááŻááşá¸áá˛áˇ áááŻááşáááŻááşááášáááŹáá˝áąááᯠááťáąáŹááşáá˝ááşáá˝áŹá¸á áąáááŻááşááŤáááşá
Cultural exchange should never mean cultural erasure.
áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáĄááťááşá¸ááťááşá¸ ááážááşááťážááąááźááşá¸áᏠáá°áááşá¸áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻááᯠááťáąáŹááşááťááşááźááşá¸áá˛áˇ áááşááąáŹáˇááž ááá°ááŽáááˇáşááŤáá°á¸á
We are not against cultural inspiration or international collaboration. We are asking for transparency, historical accuracy, and respect for the people whose heritage is being represented.
ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáᏠáááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáááŻááşáᏠá áááşáá°á¸á áááşáááşá¸ ááá°ááźááşá¸áá˛áˇ áááŻááşááśááᏠáá°á¸ááąáŤááşá¸áááşááŽá¸áážáŻáá˝áąááᯠáááˇáşááťááşááąáᏠáááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇ ááąáŹááşá¸áááŻááąááŹá áá˝ááˇáşáááşá¸ááźááşááŹáážáŻá ááááŻááşá¸áĄáážááşáááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááąáŹáşááźáĄááŻáśá¸ááźáŻááśááąááá˛áˇ áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻááᯠáááŻááşáááŻááşáá˛áˇ ááźááşáá°áá˝áąáĄááąáŤáş ááąá¸á áŹá¸áážáŻáááŻáˇáᲠááźá áşááŤáááşá
If you choose to use Myanmar's cultural heritage, please acknowledge where it comes from. Research its history. Respect its meaning. Do not present it in a way that misleads people about its origins.
ááźááşááŹáˇáááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáĄáá˝áąáĄáážá áşááᯠáĄááŻáśá¸ááźáŻáááŻáˇ áá˝áąá¸ááťááşáááşáááŻáááş áá°áááŹá áşááźá áşááᯠáĄáááĄáážááşááźáŻááąá¸ááŤá ááááŻááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşá¸ááᯠááąáˇááŹááŤá áĄáááášááŹááşááᯠááąá¸á áŹá¸ááŤá áá°áááŹá áşááźá áşáá˛áˇ áááşáááşááźáŽá¸ áá°áá˝áąááᯠáĄáááşáĄááźááşáážáŹá¸á áąáááˇáş ááŻáśá áśááťááŻá¸áá˛áˇ áááąáŹáşááźááŤáá˛áˇá
Our culture deserves recognition, not erasure. Our history deserves respect, not misrepresentation.
ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áááşááťáąá¸áážáŻáᏠáĄáááĄáážááşááźáŻááśáááŻááşááŤáááşá ááťáąáŹááşááťááşááśááááŻáˇ áááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ ááááŻááşá¸áᏠááąá¸á áŹá¸ááśáááŻááşááŤáááşá áá˝á˛áážáŹá¸á á˝áŹ ááŻáśááąáŹáşááśááááŻáˇ áááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á
đ˛đ˛ OUR HERITAGE. OUR HISTORY. OUR IDENTITY.
ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áĄáá˝áąáĄáážá áşá ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ ááááŻááşá¸á ááťá˝ááşáŻááşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áááŻááşáááŻááşááášáááŹá
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Since this is a sacred dance offered in homage to the Buddha, it was filmed respectfully with shrine altars in the background. Holding and using oil lamps (oil/candle bowls) is not part of Thai culture. Thai people only use individual candles for performances. Furthermore, they are never used when performing for kings or queens; to speak bluntly, doing so is considered deeply disrespectful.
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There is no record in Myanmarâs history of stealing or copying others cultures,traditions and costumes
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