Manaw (festival)
manaw festival burmese မနောပွဲ jinghpaw manau poi annual traditional dance festival celebrated kachin people mostly held myitkyina kachin state also known မနောမြေ manaw land myanmar also celebrated kachin people around world manaw largest festival myitkyina held beginning january manaw festival significant event kachin people tribe kachin gather together manaw ground dance around erected manaw pole according professional narrator kachin traditional folktale jaiwadumsa kachin people kachin manau initiated bird kachin people according kachin mythology manaw first performed nat spirit bird nat spirit invited living creature land participate manaw dance heaven bird participated afterward bird came land taught human dance manaw dance another folktale sun appeared earth human suffered lot incident decided send bird heaven mercy bird performed manaw dance sang nat spirit pleasured performance let dance manaw dance earth later men emulated dance bird started dance manaw dance worship nat spirit manaw manau called proverb masaw nau ningsan jau masaw ningsan mean heaven nau jau jaw men give worship manau mean worship god heaven manau held celebrate end japanese occupation following independence burmese government helped provide finance myitkyina manau annually kachin state day inhabiting hkrang hku majoi kachin tribe historical event helped develop plan technical manau dance said many banyan tree growing one place hkrang hku majoi professional narrator kachin traditional folktale jaiwa dumsa calledsut kum yan hpun si banyan fruit young man called ding yau tied string branch top banyan tree ding yau tied string branch top banyan tree terrible people ding yau could understand bird language grown banyan tree making tent fortunately coincident time banyan tree bearing fruit hung banyan tree bird called hkawngrang u also suggested eating banyan fruit finish celebration manau festival bird called kataw naw u used warn bird whenever meeting shouting pronouncement bret bret bret mean eagle coming fact could celebrate manau festival every day used afraid eagle run away eagle bird supposed bird kataw naw u lie bird prepared sell bird kataw naw u assam called mungnun ga bird kataw naw u sold bird continued conduct meeting bird eaten eagle till bird generation gone therefore discussed calling back bird kataw naw u assam kataw naw u arrived coincident time fruit banyan fruit time rich couple jawa rum ja wife madai hpraw nga preparing celebrate manau festival hpu um region hkrang hku majoi jawa rum ja call back mading yau hung banyan tree mading yau understands bird language learned technical system practical function manau bird manau festival first festival manaw dance celebrated five important occasion celebrate victory war gather clan meet settle account make plan future commemorate death elder housewarming bring good fortune new farmland cultivation originally type manaw sut manau kumran manau ninghtan manau padang manau ju manau htingram manau ningshawn manau kumrum manau nausawt manau htinghtang manau hkridip manau roidu kaput manau hkindu tep manau sha dip hpawt manau manaw pattern manau maka signature look manaw festival kachin people manaw pole totally pillar connected stand middle manaw ground high meter manaw pattern painted manaw pole every pattern pole different meaning also picture sun star moon hornbill animal painted manaw pole pattern design pole changed depending different place occasion manaw dance rhythmical dance manaw dance performed various tribe kachin led two chief naushawng leading behind chief fellow member various tribe kachin follow move dance step change rhythm footstep chief beginning men woman dance separately later combine middle manaw dance chief move footstep following pattern manaw pole kachin traditional musical instrument booming drum bau flute sumpi musician standing front manaw pole vocal team singing group instrument team play series gong drum traditional reed instrument manaw song always song composed sing depend type manaw chief manaw wear long robe headdress hornbill peacock feather horn fellow kachin people participated manaw dance wear tribal traditional dress wear traditional dress allowed participate manaw dance men hold sword dancing woman hold handkerchief big fan