Merry Christmas!
Okay, today is the 13th Day of Christmas, and so this greeting is a bit late, but I'm still catching up on editing the videos from the long trip.
I spent Christmas morning at the Catholic Church of Hpa An, Kayin State. There was a lot the familiar at the church. Prayers, rituals, etc., but there were some uniquely Burmese things about the service as well. Note the horn symbols - that's a Kayin thing.
Also kind of odd are the clocks on either side of the altar. Usually, the front of the church is for sacred things, right? There were a pair of clocks adjacent to the cross. When people got bored in church, it did keep them rudely looking at their watches, so it does have some purpose.
After church, I drove out of town to visit a couple sacred Buddhist caves.
Like many sites in SE Asia, the macacques were out in force. I don't think local vendors were offering proper snack choices for the visitors to feed the monkeys, but I can't help but love this picture. The way he's holding the bag is like he's shooting a commercial. Macacques everywhere prefer Blue Dolphin Brand shrimp chips! It's no Monkey Business!
Enjoy the video.
Okay, today is the 13th Day of Christmas, and so this greeting is a bit late, but I'm still catching up on editing the videos from the long trip.
After church, I drove out of town to visit a couple sacred Buddhist caves.
Like many sites in SE Asia, the macacques were out in force. I don't think local vendors were offering proper snack choices for the visitors to feed the monkeys, but I can't help but love this picture. The way he's holding the bag is like he's shooting a commercial. Macacques everywhere prefer Blue Dolphin Brand shrimp chips! It's no Monkey Business!
Enjoy the video.
When there are a lot of buddhas (or crosses, ritual swords, anything) in a row, it looks like they are for sale. Probably not the case for any of the buddhas in today's video, right?
ReplyDeleteThe Buddhas look so peaceful. Much better than a Christ on the cross.
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