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