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“It was about Mon culture. There was dancing, not talk about politics.”

In Rangoon, public observances of Mon National Day were also banned.

However, the Mon people celebrated their national day regardless. Celebrants in red and white Mon national dress gave alms to monks and prayed for famous leaders in Mon history. Hundreds of young people traveled by motorbike to the Mon State capital, Moulmein, to celebrate the 61st Mon National Day. People prayed at the historic pagodas of Kyeik Than Lan, Taung Wai and Kyeik Thout.

“We are taking this opportunity to celebrate our culture,” said a young leader of a Moulmein community of monks. “We demand our rights.”