MYANMAR PROTESTORS STRING UP WOMEN'S CLOTHES FOR PROTECTION

  • 06/03/2021

Protesters in Myanmar have taken to stringing up women's clothing on lines across the streets to slow down police and soldiers because walking beneath them is traditionally considered bad luck for men.The wraparound cloths, known as longyi, are hung on washing lines. "The reason why we hang the longyis across the streets is that we have the traditional belief that if we pass underneath a longyi, we might lose our luck," said one 20-year-old protester, who declined to give his name for fear of reprisals."The younger generation nowadays doesn't believe it anymore, but the soldiers still do, and it's their weakness. So, we might gain more time to run if they come towards us in case of emergency." Traditionally walking beneath items used to cover women's private parts is not only bad luck, but emasculating for men.

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