Myitkyina Manau
myitkyina manau manaw take place semiannually myitkyina kachin state myanmar one largest manau world event importance kachin community myitkyina currently held kachin national manau park shatapru permanent shadung pillar installed centre british empire colonial held manau myitkyina announce slave release triangle region manau held kachin celebrate end japanese occupation following independence burmese government helped provide finance myitkyina manau annually kachin state day year war tatmadaw kachin independence army manau held erratically often government headquarters union day rather kachin state day december january inauguration manau ground shatapru people participated including representative state peace development council tatmadaw kachin independence organization kio kachin culture literary committee manau organizing committee manau festival hkumran manau started funded locally ahead festival burmese military government took control manau organising committee management kio representative banned attending kio major sponsor event non attendance contributing factor decision reduce number day move caused anger among local people felt inappropriate burmese military lead manau ceasefire tatmadaw kachin independence army broke myitkyina manau held august kachin state government announced plan bring back manau festival myitkyina following announcement many kachin including previous organiser kachin culture literature committee boycotted festival feeling inappropriate celebrate still many kachin refugee displaced fighting maina idp camp committee waimaw township also attend member camp committee quoted saying “without specific meaning manau dance festival held mean oppressing u idp suffering petition manau signed delivered kachin state minister local civil society group delivered leaflet tourist described felt festival exploiting kachin culture political gain manau visited thein sein january wore kachin dress