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Shan Herald Agency for News

15 December 1999

No: 12 - 15

Thais Should Revive The Traditional New Year: Shan Visitor

A Shan visitor from Burma who joined the Shan New Year celebrations in=20
Bangkok told S.H.A.N. on Sunday that Thailand should take the leading =
role=20
in the revival of the traditional New Year.

The visitor, who requested anonymity, said: "The First Moon of the First =

Lunar Month is not restricted just to the Shans. It embraces all peoples =
of=20
the Tai stock which includes Thais. Thailand, being the most advanced =
among=20
us, is ideally placed to take the leading role in its revival".

The year's Shan New Year falls on 8 December, but Bangkokian Shans, most =
of=20
them hired laborers, could only celebrate on Sunday, their only holiday.

The celebrations took place in one of Ramkhamhaeng University big halls=20
with more than a thousand seats.

The New Year is also celebrated throughout the Shan State. Reports that=20
reached S.H.A.N. indicated "phenomenal" festivities both in Taunggyi, =
the=20
capital, and Muse, the northernmost town.

Shan Sangha studying in Sri Lanka also reported a solemn ceremony being=20
held on 8 December at Makutarama Temple in Colombo. It was chaired by =
Rev.=20
Kavinda of Namkham. The ceremony ended at 18:00 hours "in great =
happiness",=20
reported the source form Colombo.

Tais, according to scholars, are the most widely spread race in Asia,=20
second only to the Chinese.

"They are found in millions in India, China, Burma, Laos, Cambodia,=20
Thailand and Vietnam", said the source from Rangoon.

///END\\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>15 December =
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15<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4><STRONG>Thais Should Revive The =
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New Year: Shan Visitor</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>A Shan visitor from =
Burma who=20
joined the Shan New Year celebrations in <BR>Bangkok told S.H.A.N. on =
Sunday=20
that Thailand should take the leading role <BR>in the revival of the =
traditional=20
New Year.<BR><BR>The visitor, who requested anonymity, said: "The First =
Moon of=20
the First <BR>Lunar Month is not restricted just to the Shans. It =
embraces all=20
peoples of <BR>the Tai stock which includes Thais. Thailand, being the =
most=20
advanced among <BR>us, is ideally placed to take the leading role in its =

revival".<BR><BR>The year's Shan New Year falls on 8 December, but =
Bangkokian=20
Shans, most of <BR>them hired laborers, could only celebrate on Sunday, =
their=20
only holiday.<BR><BR>The celebrations took place in one of Ramkhamhaeng=20
University big halls <BR>with more than a thousand seats.<BR><BR>The New =
Year is=20
also celebrated throughout the Shan State. Reports that <BR>reached =
S.H.A.N.=20
indicated "phenomenal" festivities both in Taunggyi, the <BR>capital, =
and Muse,=20
the northernmost town.<BR><BR>Shan Sangha studying in Sri Lanka also =
reported a=20
solemn ceremony being <BR>held on 8 December at Makutarama Temple in =
Colombo. It=20
was chaired by Rev. <BR>Kavinda of Namkham. The ceremony ended at 18:00 =
hours=20
"in great happiness", <BR>reported the source form Colombo.<BR><BR>Tais, =

according to scholars, are the most widely spread race in Asia, =
<BR>second only=20
to the Chinese.<BR><BR>"They are found in millions in India, China, =
Burma, Laos,=20
Cambodia, <BR>Thailand and Vietnam", said the source from=20
Rangoon.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., =
50007,=20
Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
N. is a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated to any=20
political or armed organization. <BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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