Image: Ear-boring ceremony--Burma
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Description: Ear-boring ceremony--Burma. The boring of the ears is the first great event in her life that the Burmese woman remembers. She is the central point of interest in a crowd of friends and relations, and a band plays to drown her cries. A professional ear-borer sits ready at hand for the operation, waiting for the auspicious moment, which is announced by the astrologer after an inspection of the girl's horoscope.
Title: Ear-boring ceremony--Burma
Credit: Customs of the World
Author: Photo by R. W. Marshall.
Permission: PD-1923
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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