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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Applying make-up for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Girls at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Portrait of a girl preparing for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. The boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and then led on horseback through the village whilst being shielded from the sun by gilt umbrellas.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 20th March 2016 in Ti Chit village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Portrait of a girl preparing for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • A monk shaves the boys head and the hair is caught in a white cloth held by his parents during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Villagers watch a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony from their house on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Applying make-up for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Women praying at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Pa-O men dancing in the procession during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and then led on horseback through the village whilst being shielded from the sun by gilt umbrellas.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Portrait of a girl preparing for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Preparing for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Preparing for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 20th March 2016 in Ti Chit village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 20th March 2016 in Ti Chit village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Villagers celebrate at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Family members shave the boys head and the hair is caught in a white cloth held by their parents at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.  head and the hair is caught in a white cloth held by their parents. at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • A monk shaves the boys head and the hair is caught in a white cloth held by his parents during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys dressed as princes are led on horseback through the village. Joining the procession are the boys’ families, the parents carrying the monastic robes for the novices and the sisters or young village girls carrying flowers and ceremonial boxes.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. The boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and then led on horseback through the village whilst being shielded from the sun by gilt umbrellas.
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  • Portrait of a girl preparing for a procession at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Applying make-up in preparation for a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. Whilst the novice-to-be is the centre of attention, his sister may at the same time have an ear-piercing ceremony or na htwin using a gold needle, and dress as a royal princess herself
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  • Preparing for the procession at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 21st March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Family members shave the boys head and the hair is caught in a white cloth held by their parents at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.  head and the hair is caught in a white cloth held by their parents. at a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 28th March 2016 in the Intha ethnic minority village of Paya Ny in Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week. During the ceremony, which lasts two or sometimes three days, the boys are dressed and made-up to be a prince and paraded through the village before being ordained as novice monks.
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  • A monk helps a novice put on his robes for the first time during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • A monk helps a novice put on his robes for the first time during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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