Karen
new year celebrated in Thailand - Democratic
Voice of Burma, Norway, December 24, 2003
Exiled Karen nationals in Bangkok gathered at a University
on 21 December to celebrate the Karen New Year which falls
on 23 December...
Some Thailand-born Karen went to the celebration but the majority
of the celebrants were exiled Burmese Karen. The celebration
is a way of retaining Karen traditions and the celebrants
took part in traditional skills, dancing and sport competitions.
At the same time, many exiled Karen were unable to join the
celebration for fear of arrests by the Thai authority. ‘If
we were allowed to celebrate the New Year freely in our homeland,
we would be feeling happier,’ said Mahn Myo Myint, an
organiser with a sigh.
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway, December 24, 20…
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