Blessing the harvest with the Naga of Myanmar – in pictures

Sub-title: 

The subsistence farmers of the Gongwang Bonyo tribe are among the most isolated people in Myanmar. Living near the Indian border, they gather each year to bless the harvest

Description: 

"Naga children playing in front of their homes in Tarmaw Lawri village in the Lahe township...Children play tug-of-war in front of the school in Toe Lawt...Children playing as they surround their teacher in front of their school in Toe Lawt in Lahe township...Bath-time in the Chindwin river in Hkamti township...Naga is the blanket term for dozens of tribes each with their own distinct dialect living near the Indian border, only accessible by nerve-shredding motorcycle journeys and on foot...Sunset over the Lahe township in Myanmar’s Sagaing region. Like most Naga, the Gongwang Bonyo are mainly subsistence farmers who clear and burn the steep slopes around them to plant paddy, maize and vegetables...Men working as they prepare for the upcoming overnight ceremony by Naga tribeswomen to bless the harvest. It will be the men’s turn in a few weeks’ time, once the newly designated land is fully cleared and ready for planting...A man walking with his child as the village prepares for the night’s festivities..."

Creator/author: 

Ye Aung Thu

Source/publisher: 

Agence France-Presse (AFP) (France) via "The Guardian" (UK)

Date of Publication: 

2020-02-20

Date of entry: 

2020-02-20

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Naga

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good