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Tanggal	:	Senin, 14 Desember 2009 01:31:52
Dibaca	:	461 Kali

On a high plateau in eastern Burma is "a country of female giraffe (the so-called this place the Polish scholar Witold de Golish). Here lives padaung tribe, numbering about 7 thousand people. According to legend, the brass ring prevents women from tigers.Brass rod with a diameter of about 0,85 cm bordered around the neck of girl aged 5 years the village healer. After the divination bones from the chicken around the neck of girls made a few rings.

Rings are added periodically. The burden of beauty is about 9 kilograms. Weight rings on the hands and feet can reach 13, 5 kg. Since the ring hinder movement, the women walking shamble. Given that "ringed" women can not drink in the normal position (with a slightly tilted back his head), they lean forward, through a straw to quench their thirst. When they say, it seems that their voices are heard from the well.

In the past, as a punishment for adultery ring around the neck removed. Then head sharply downwards, and could happen suffocation.

If you walk into Burma, must be very unfortunate if you do not see the uniqueness of this Padaung tribe.

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