A chubby lady in a colourful traditional Thai costume holding one hand up in a gesture of invitation sits next to a dark blue spirit house on the 5th floor of Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC).
Luck plays a huge role in everyday lives of Myanmar people. “Oh, she’s got the promotion. How lucky she is!” “He was hit by a car? How unfortunate.”
It’s so entrenched in the Myanmar lifestyle that many people think all the events of life – both good and bad – are out of their control and happen by mere chance. Still, more traditional Buddhists believe a person’s life is governed by choices they made in this life and previous lives.
In this article, I’d like to discuss various charms and practices popular in Myanmar and some Asian societies.