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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.
Burmese traditional festivals are based on the traditional Burmese calendar and dates are largely determined by the moon's phase. [citation needed] Burmese culture is most evident in villages where local festivals are held throughout the year, the most important being the pagoda festival. [1] [2]
Burmese people, Officially Myanma people (Burmese: မြန်မာလူမျိုး) are citizens from Myanmar (Burma), irrespective of their ethnic or religious background. Myanmar is a multi-ethnic , multi-cultural and multi-lingual country.
Department of Union Culture 9 U Ba Saw 4 April 1960 2 March 1962 Department of Social Welfare, Religious Affairs, Union Culture and Health 1. Col Saw Myint 2 March 1962 17 August 1964 Department of Information and Union Culture 11 Col Thaung Dan 17 September 1964 2 March 1974 Ministry of Information,Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare 12
Burmese, a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family, is the native language of the Bamar, [12] and the national language of Myanmar. Burmese is the most widely spoken Tibeto-Burman language, and used as a lingua franca in Myanmar by 97% of the country's population. [43] Burmese is a diglossic language with literary
Early civilisations in Myanmar included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Burma and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Burma. [3] In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley and, following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language , culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became ...
The Mons from Myanmar are called Burmese Mon or Myanmar Mon. The Mons from Thailand are referred as Thai Raman or Thai Mon. [ 13 ] [ 87 ] A recent study shows that there is a close genetic relationship between central Thai and Mon people in Thailand, who migrated from southern Myanmar.
The Chin people (Burmese: ချင်းလူမျိုး; MLCTS: hkyang: lu. myui:, pronounced [tɕɪ́ɰ̃ lù mjó]) are an ethnic group native to the Chin State of Myanmar. [7] Strictly speaking, the term "Chin" only refers to the 53 sub-tribes of the Chin ethnic group , divided and recognized by the Burmese government.