For hundreds of years, women in Myanmar’s Kayah area have worn bronze rings around their necks. The rings are a traditional symbol of beauty. They also extend the necks of the women, making them very long. But now, younger Kayan women are turning away from the tradition of their ancestors. Mu Tu is one of the few women who knows how to make the traditional rings and put them on. She is 48 years old. She says, "The shorter sets are easier to make, everyone has their own preference. So if someone doesn't like what you've put on, you have to take it off and start over." Maria Khaing has been wearing rings on her neck, wrists and knees since she was eight-years-old. She is now 83. She said, “My dad told me I looked like a boy. He said, 'so I will buy you a gun to hunt as a man'. But I said, 'every girl is wearing the rings, so I want to wear the rings too'." Maria never removes the rings, even when cooking, eating or working.
Title: Young Women in Myanmar Turn Away from Traditional Neck Rings
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necks of the women, making them very long.</span> <span data-start-time='18875' data-end-time='27104'>But now, younger Kayan women are turning away from the tradition of their ancestors.</span> <span data-start-time='27104' data-end-time='34813'>Mu Tu is one of the few women who knows how to make the traditional rings and put them on.</span> <span data-start-time='34813' data-end-time='38083'>She is 48 years old.</span> <span data-start-time='38083' data-end-time='45792'>She says, "The shorter sets are easier to make, everyone has their own preference.</span> <span data-start-time='45792' data-end-time='52646'>So if someone doesn't like what you've put on, you have to take it off and start over."</span> <span data-start-time='52646' data-end-time='61229'>Maria Khaing has been wearing rings on her neck, wrists and knees since she was eight-years-old.</span> <span data-start-time='61229' data-end-time='64396'>She is now 83.</span> <span data-start-time='64396' data-end-time='70271'>She said, “My dad told me I looked like a boy.</span> <span data-start-time='70271' data-end-time='75083'>He said, 'so I will buy you a gun to hunt as a man'.</span> <span data-start-time='75083' data-end-time='81958'>But I said, 'every girl is wearing the rings, so I want to wear the rings too'."</span> <span data-start-time='81958' data-end-time='89563'>Maria never removes the rings, even when cooking, eating or working.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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