Burmese cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette, one custom or term per card. Front: the Burmese term (with romanization). Back: explanation in English.
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- သင်္ကြန် (Thingyan)
- The Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated in mid-April with water throwing and merit-making
- လုံချည် (Lone gyi)
- The traditional wraparound skirt-like garment worn by both men and women in Myanmar
- သနပ်ခါး (Thanaka)
- A pale yellow-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark, worn on the face for sun protection and beauty
- ရှင်ပြု (Shin pyu)
- The novitiation ceremony in which a boy temporarily becomes a Buddhist novice monk
- နားထွင်း (Na htwin:)
- The traditional ear-piercing ceremony, a coming-of-age rite held for girls
- ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း (Hpon: gyi kyaung:)
- A Buddhist monastery, central to community and religious life
- ဘုန်းကြီး (Hpon: gyi)
- A Buddhist monk, deeply respected in Myanmar society
- ရေစက်ချ (Yay zet cha)
- The ceremonial pouring of water used to formally share the merit of a good deed with others
- သီတင်းကျွတ် (Thadingyut)
- The Festival of Lights marking the end of Buddhist Lent, celebrated with candles and lanterns
- တန်ဆောင်တိုင် (Tazaungdaing)
- A festival of lights and weaving competitions held about a month after Thadingyut
- နတ်ပွဲတော် (Nat pwe daw)
- A traditional spirit festival honoring the nat spirits still widely venerated alongside Buddhism
- ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီ (Shwedagon Zedi)
- The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist site in Myanmar
- ဆွမ်းလှူ (Hswan: hlu)
- The act of formally offering food to Buddhist monks
- ကန်တော့ (Kan tot)
- A ceremony of paying respect to elders, teachers, or monks, often accompanied by offerings
- မင်္ဂလာဆောင် (Mingalar hsaung)
- A traditional Myanmar wedding ceremony
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