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	Longyi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Longyis are generally sold unsewn but nowadays they are also available ready to wear; htamains may even be sewn like Western skirts.
		The longyi certainly suits the climate in these parts as they allow some air to circulate and keep cool in the hot sun.
		Changing is simply by stepping into the new longyi and pulling it up, at the same time loosening and dropping the old one, or the new one can be pulled over from the head down.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Longyi (1061 words)

	Longyi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Indian Subcontinent, (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Sri Lanka) it is known variously as a lungi, kaili or saaram.
		Cotton is the basic material but all sorts of fabrics, both imported and home-grown, may be made into longyis.
		They also use a htamain rolled and coiled as a cushion on top of their heads in order to carry water pots, firewood, baskets and trays; it is the street hawker's customary way of carrying her wares.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longyi (1060 words)

	Kayin Clothing : Enchanting Myanmar (Burma) - A Guide to Tourism Destinations and Beyond, Myanmar (Burma)
		As with other nationalities of Myanmar, the men wear their longyi knotted in front, while the women fold it into a flap to cover the front, either from left to right or right to left, and keep it in place just by tucking one small corner in the waist.
		The longyi are woven with horizontal stripes, not the wavy lines popular with the Bama race, but in straight lines which vary from narrow to broad.
		The women’s longyi has the broader lines in the middle or all over the cloth, and both the background and the stripes can be of any colour.
	www.dpsmap.com /enchantingmyanmar/kayin.htm (1275 words)

	Myanmar Longyi - Myanmar Traditional Culture, Myanmar
		The Myanmar "longyi," a sarong-like nether garment is an integral part of the Myanmar national dress worn by men as well as the fairer sex.
		Each of these longyis is traditionally hand woven on small looms in the town of Yaw on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River in Central Myanmar.
		Even the calf-length longyi that was in vogue a short time ago, is over its heyday and the Myanmar longyi is back to ankle-length.
	myanmartravelinformation.com /mti-myanmar-culture/longyi.htm (1642 words)

	MUGs Around the World
		Longyi - An ankle length, wrapped skirt (cotton or silk) worn by nearly all Burmese men and women.
		The men tie their longyi in the front whereas the women tie theirs on the side.
		Wearing of the longyi is encouraged by a national dress policy instituted by the government of Burma (Myanmar), but it is also a matter of comfort, due to the extreme heat and humidity.
	www.kiltmen.com /world.htm (1504 words)

	story.white.one
		Longyi was first engaged to Koto, but he hated his family for its strictness, he couldn't follow his father's wish to become a soldier, so he ran away from home and started his own business, and of course the engagement broke off.
		Longyi has followed them all this time, he wants Koto to leave this man because he's dangerous, but Koto convinces him to help Sejitto as well.
		Longyi is going to take the bullet out of Sejitto's body, but there's no anesthetic, Koto has to hold him down.
	www.geocities.com /saitochihozj/story_white_one.html (1529 words)

	Mitsubishi Corporation - Featured Articles - Regional Report
		Longyi is a traditional garment worn by both men and women in Myanmar.
		Longyi are very well-suited to Myanmar's tropical weather.
		Nowadays, traditional longyi are popular as formal wear for official receptions and weddings.
	www.mitsubishicorp.com /en/mm/regional/nov0205.html (426 words)

	Welcome to mrtv3.net.mm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Longyi is a Su Ya Ti Longyi and a shawl is worn gracefully around the shoulders.
		The length of the Longyi is long with a flare bottom.
		Very thin glass nylon jacket is buttoned in the middle front with pearls attached to the end of the sleeves and to the end of the Longyi.
	www.mrtv3.net.mm /page1/mwomen2.html (465 words)

	Yangon, Myanmar, travel, golf, hotels, visa, airlines, Burma
		A solid red longyi with horizontal stripes at the middle and bottom indicates a Karen wearer.
		Dark blue, green and purple longyis are from the Kachin tribes.
		The most expensive longyi is the Rakhaing, a reflective weave of light grey and blue threads.
	www.yangon-myanmar.com /articles_scott.htm (1201 words)

	news
		The variation of the Hse among different tribes are usually in the length that they are worn in and the decorations on them.
		The mordern forms of the Karen dress are usually a combination of the Hse, which is usually used as the top portion of the dress worn with a longyi, for women, or a piso, for men.
		The longyi and piso are cloth sewed to form a tube which one wears around one’s waist.
	karen.org /dress/dress.htm (261 words)

	Burma Shopping - Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
		Longyi is very widely worn by both men and women throughout Myanmar.
		The original longyis are tubular and it takes skill to tie it and ensure that it doesn;t slip.
		We bought some longyis and tablecloths from a merchant early one morning and when he completed the sale, he used the USD that we paid and use them to dust all his merchandise.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Burma/Shopping-Burma-R-2.html (762 words)

	Explore Myanmar .com - Shan Yoma Travel & Tours Co, Ltd from Myanmar (formerly Burma) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Cheik longyi have been in fashion and popular with royalty and commoners for many centuries.
		Cheik longyi were especially favored during King Mindon's reign.
		The main center of Cheik longyi weaving is in Amarapura, close to Mandalay.
	www.exploremyanmar.com /myanmar_silk.htm (321 words)

	Traditional Costume in Myanmar
		Mon longyi is in small checks on red, bordered with horizontal stripes at the middle looks something like in Kayin “longyi”.
		To wear, they tie them, they gather the front of the “longyi” to create two short lengths of material, then twist them into a half knot, tucking one end in at the waist, while allowing the other to protrude from the knot.
		Kayin and Kayah “longyis” are in horizontal stripes on red or green colour.
	www.travelblog.org /Asia/Burma/blog-35587.html (756 words)

	Burma
		An adolescent girl sat next to me with her face masked in yellow sandalwood (thanake), wearing a longyi and fingering her prayer beads.
		The longyi is a unisex sarong, worn on all occasions by men and women alike.
		Several monks, in robes ranging the spectrum from saffron to maroon, were interspersed through the cabin.
	www.karber.com /burma.htm (995 words)

	Region 4 DVD Censorship List
		Longyi is accosted at Hong Kong Airport by a pair of hustlers who claim he is Chow Yun Fat, then steal his bag from him.
		Bu reuniting with Longyi & Albert has gone, as has her admission to Longyi that she "likes older men" (Shu being 22 & Jackie being 44).
		Albert pointing to CN; Albert & Longyi looking on as CN is thrown to the table; and CN being downed again by Bu's father.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Censorship/CensorshipDetail.asp?ID=1094 (1091 words)

	Welcome to mrtv3.net.mm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The nether wear is called “Longyi” which requires 2 metres in length and 1.15 metres in breath for one longyi.
		This university belle wears (YinzayIngyi) and cotton longyi and flowery buttons are attached to the jacket.
		Nurses wear the uniform of white Ingyi and red longyi, some wear dark – blue longyi according to their rank.
	www.mrtv3.net.mm /page1/costume.html (306 words)

	The Burma Notebooks - Sanitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Since their ablutions are performed in full sight of all their neighbors and of others passing on the road, they have to remain clothed during the process.
		A bath longyi is the answer—tied around the waist for the man and under the armpits for the woman.
		First comes a wetting with water poured from a pan, then a soaping—through the longyi if all parts cannot be discretely reached otherwise, then a rinsing by pouring buckets of water over and through the longyi.
	home.earthlink.net /~silvermaplesoft/burma/book1/bb132.html (975 words)

	Hits and Misses - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The longyi and ingyi, for instance is one such tradition that we still adhere to.
		Longyi is the long traditional skirt draped around the waist that falls till the feet and ingyi is the blouse worn above it.
		When the Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries, which is hosting the Myanmar lap of the Miss Asean contest, organised a press conference in Yangon this month, Tin Moe was careful to wear a green longyi and blouse topped with a formal coat.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/Jun042004/she1.asp (811 words)

	How to wear a Longyi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Herewith is an antique longyi, with which to practice wearing.
		One can wash in public, by loosening the waist and holding the longyi up with one hand, while using the other hand inside with soap and water.
		Dry off above, and inside the now-wet longyi, which is fastened at waist as usual, while a dry longyi is pulled over the head and outside the wet longyi, the latter being then unloosened, dropped to feet, while new longyi is tied on.
	sturtevant.com /sturtevant/longyi.html (183 words)

	Gorgeous
		1:20-1:25 - cut part when Longyi returns to the kitchen and almost finds out Bu is inside the refrigerator; TL returns to kitchen and throws hot water on Bu.
		Bu meets Longyi and TL, and tells Longyi that she likes older men.
		1:55-2:00 - cut when TL puts his hand on Longyi's shoulder; a girl comes up and talks to Longyi, saying she is her neighbor.
	members.tripod.com /mrblue845/gorge.htm (1101 words)

	Myanmar Travel, Tours, Transport, Travelling, Agency (agent) SM Tours & Transport (Burma)
		The country is also rich in flora and fauna and is a paradise for bird watching and hiking.
		Women wear similar type of longyi, but they tie a different knot and usually have flowered patterns.
		There are many places to see in Yangon a visit to Shwedagon Pagoda is a must.
	www.smmyanmar.com /greetings.htm (412 words)

	myanmarfood.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		both myanmar women and men wear Htami, or longyi, along tube of cloth that is wrapped around and tucked in at the waste.
		no matter how poor a myanmar person may be, he or she will still own a Myanmar jacket, and silk longyi or Htami to wear for important occasions.
		Men wear collar less shirts, with their longyi, and women wear short fitted tops.
	www.ri.net /schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/myanmarfood.html (1081 words)

	The Irrawaddy On-line Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The uniforms are variations on traditional Burmese outfits, using a longyi, a type of sarong.
		“We were told by our lecturers that by August 16, we must wear only a Myanmar [Burmese] longyi with a Myanmar traditional jacket, and boys will have to wear white shirts and Myanmar longyis,” a 21-year-old student of the foreign language institute said this week.
		Other universities only tell their students to wear a traditional longyi, while banning T-shirts and jeans, and tank-tops and skirts for women.
	www.irrawaddy.org /news/2004/july23.html (323 words)

	The Irrawaddy News Magazine Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The little fellow in the Burmese longyi seems lively enough as he dances to his master’s command.
		But in reality he’s a representative of a dying art, kept alive by government subsidies, tourist income and the support of a small circle of enthusiasts.
		Dressed in a long, flared and gold-trimmed robe over a traditional longyi, scarlet slippers and a hat to match, Zaw-Gyi delighted his audience of puppeteers and puppet-enthusiasts.
	www.irrawaddy.org /aviewer.asp?a=4422&print=yes&c=e (850 words)

	travelingarmchair.com :: around the world travel site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Longyi ~ On the road near Pyay, Myanmar
		These men are sitting on the roof of a pick-up truck taxi on the road to Pyay.
		No matter how full the vehicle, it is considered a grave insult to men sitting inside for a woman to sit on top.
	www.travelingarmchair.com /gallery/myanmar/random/longyi.htm (49 words)

	Longyi - Burma - Reisen - Magazin - Radio Bremen
		Der Longyi ist seit Generationen das traditionelle Kleidungsstück für Männer und Frauen.
		Frauen stecken das Ende des Longyi an der linken Hüfte fest, sodass vorn eine modische Falte entsteht.
		Im Laden gegenüber werden Stoffe und fertige Longyis verkauft, zugeschnitten auf deutlich breitere, europäische Hüften.
	www.radiobremen.de /magazin/reisen/burma/longyi.html (223 words)

	Myanmar Times & Business Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Most of the girls like longyi skirts, some ask for short skirts but the longyi skirt is most popular.”
		When I had to wear only longyi at school, I told my mother to buy cotton longyis for me because they are easy to wear.
		I prefer pure cotton to the mixture of cylon and cotton because it is cool and comfortable,” she said.
	www.myanmar.com /myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes13-254/t010.htm (661 words)

	OFDb - Zusätzliche Informationen zum Film
		1:20-1:25 - cut part when Longyi returns to the kitchen and almost finds out Bu is inside the refrigerator (bad cut, destroyed the mood of the scene) TL returns to kitchen and throws hot water on Bu.
		Bu tells Longyi that she likes older men.
		TL meets Bu's mother and Bu ask him to be his adopted brother.
	www.ofdb.de /view.php?page=text&fid=3716&rid=25826 (613 words)

	modern
		While traditional anje and longyi or thameng are common, modern western fashion are also popular in the cities.
		By looking at the way people dress one can tell great economic difference between people who live in the cities and the country sides.
		Coordinates of longyi and blouses are daily attires for ladies and young girls usually wear skirts.
	web.pdx.edu /~tuldim/modern.html (179 words)

	tribaltextiles.info :: View topic - antique longyi from Burma
		Thank you for posting your court longyi with the detail photos.
		Thanks, Renzo, I think it's a longyi because you can see one part in the end not embroidered to join.
		Anyway it's interresting to hear that it was manufactured in India.
	www.tribaltextiles.info /community/viewtopic.php?t=378&highlight= (681 words)

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