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Burmese Americans (Burmese: မြန်မာဇာတိနွယ် အမေရိကန် [mjəmà nwɛ̀bwá ʔəmèjḭkàɰ̃]) are Americans of full or partial Burmese ancestry, encompassing individuals of all ethnic backgrounds with ancestry in present-day Myanmar (or Burma), regardless of specific ethnicity. [4]
A similar game called Luksong tinik is played by Filipino children. Phankhon (Burmese: ဖန်ခုန်တမ်း) is a traditional children's game in Myanmar. The game is played mostly by girls, though young boys will sometimes join in. [5] Phankhon requires two teams comprising four to five players. There is an offensive team and a ...
The Anglo-Burmese people, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasians of Burmese and European descent; they emerged as a distinct community through mixed relationships (sometimes permanent, sometimes temporary) between the British and other Europeans and Burmese people from 1826 until 1948 when Myanmar gained its independence from the British Empire.
The British Burmese has a wedge-shaped head, sleeker body, and eyes that are slightly slanted, whereas the American Burmese is much stockier with a broad head and round eyes. 7. They have a long ...
Bando (Burmese: ဗန်တို, pronounced) is a defensive unarmed martial art from Myanmar. [1] Bando is sometimes mistakenly used as a generic word for all Burmese martial arts , but it is only one martial art; Burmese fighting systems collectively are referred to as thaing .
Sittuyin (Burmese: စစ်တုရင်), also known as Burmese chess, is a strategy board game created in Myanmar. It is a direct offspring of the Indian game of chaturanga , which arrived in Myanmar in the 8th century thus it is part of the same family of games such as chess , and shogi .
The culture of Myanmar (Burma) (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ယဉ်ကျေးမှု; MLCTS: /mianma yinykye:hmu/) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism.Owing to its history, Burmese culture has significant influence over neighboring countries such as Laos, Siam, Assam and Xishuangbanna regions in China.
Chinlone has played a prominent role in Myanmar for about 1,500 years. Its style is performance-based because it was first created as a demonstrative means of activity for entertaining Burmese royalty. Chinlone is heavily influenced by traditional Burmese martial arts and dance, another reason as to why so much importance is placed upon ...