KYEE MA NOE PWE
Our gang of KYEE MA NOE PWE. A group of 25 young men (actually all are old, lolz) getting ready to kick off the celebration.
By midnight, we started carrying things to be misplaced. This year, we removed all 4 wheels of a particular saloon car and put the wheels on the roof of that car. (Remark: I intentionally made the shot blur due to their request.)
We all were too tired carrying the bulky things to and from. So, we needed a bite to fill our stomach. That’s how we dine on banana leaves. Indian Style…
WHERE: Nationwide, Myanmar (Burma)
WHEN: Fullmoon day of Tazaungmone (Nov 14 2008)
DURATION: 1night only
TRADITIONS: Burmese people, especially young men, still celebrate this mischief-making, called “KYEE-MA-NOE-PWE” which can be directly translate to English as “A Festival Where The Crow Doesn’t Wake Up”. Young men sneak into peoples’ compounds at night to take things like earthen pots and benches which they hide in the compounds of neighbors. The next morning people have to search neighbors’ compounds to retrieve their properties. No one gets angry because it is done in a spirit of fun.
We took water pumps, various sign boards, residential plates and misplaced them within the street. It’s a total fun and really entertaining. However as per friend’s requests, I am not allowed to submit the photos of actual mischief making. Sorry for that!
awesome photos.. the last time i played like that, i was 14 :)
thanks for sharing