Poi Sang Long is a Shan tribe Buddhist ceremony of ordination of a boy into novice-monk hood. Boys are paraded a striding high on men’s shoulders dressed up in fineries and with make-up in attempt to recall Lord Buddha as the young prince Sidhartha leaving his palace in desperate search of the dharma in the world . Such vernacular event is unique only to Northern Thailand and Myanmar and idiosyncratic to the Shan ethnic group.
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Applying makeup before starting the whole ceremony.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_2-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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The mother and the father of the young boy are preparing the finery.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_3-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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Going around the village to give bless to the neighbours and to receive some gifts.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_5-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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Dancing and celebrating with relatives while walking from home to home.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_6-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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Moment of little rest between the ceremonies. The kid is like all the other kids, love playing games on a phone.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_7-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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Short photo session with happy relatives before the main part of the ceremony.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_8-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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Dinner inside the temple before the procession around the city.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_9-1.jpg?fit=667%2C500)
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Procession around the city. All the boys with their relatives and friends are walking and dancing for more than 2 hours in the afternoon heat.![Little Prince](https://i0.wp.com/atphoto.bg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/little_prince_1-1.jpg?fit=67%2C50)
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