Poy Sang Long festival
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The Poy Sang Long festival is a traditional Shan Buddhist ceremony in which young boys are ornately dressed and ceremonially ordained as novice monks in a colorful, multi-day community celebration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poy Sang Long festival canonical | 2 |
| Poy Sang Long | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
Shan cultural tradition ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| ageGroupOfParticipants | boys of pre-teen age ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicity | Shan ⓘ |
| attireOfParticipants |
elaborate makeup
ⓘ
heavy jewelry ⓘ ornate costumes ⓘ |
| ceremonialFocus | ordination of novice monks ⓘ |
| communityInvolvement |
families
ⓘ
lay devotees ⓘ monks ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice |
Myanmar
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Shan Buddhist identity
ⓘ
rite of passage for boys ⓘ |
| dance | traditional Shan dances ⓘ |
| duration | multi-day ceremony ⓘ |
| goal |
accumulation of religious merit
ⓘ
strengthening of Buddhist faith in youth ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | intangible cultural heritage of Shan people ⓘ |
| keyActivity |
community feasting
ⓘ
offerings at temples ⓘ ordination ceremony ⓘ processions ⓘ religious chanting ⓘ |
| languageContext | Shan language ⓘ |
| music | traditional Shan music ⓘ |
| notableInRegion |
Shan State
ⓘ
surface form:
Shan State, Myanmar
northern Thailand ⓘ |
| participants | young boys ⓘ |
| participantsRole | novice monks ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Shan people ⓘ |
| processionFeature |
boys carried on shoulders of male relatives
ⓘ
colorful umbrellas ⓘ decorated palanquins ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | introduction of boys to monastic life ⓘ |
| setting |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Shan communities ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community bonding
ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ |
| symbolism |
imitation of princely appearance of the Buddha
ⓘ
transition from lay life to monastic discipline ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | often held before Buddhist Lent ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Poy Sang Long