Padaung of the Karen hill tribe are also known as “long-necks” because of the heavy brass rings they wear around their necks.
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30 July 2011Location:
Chiang Rai, ThailandMore information:
Karen Hill Tribes living along the border with Myanmar in Thailand, The Padaung members of the Burmese Karen are also known as the Padaung or “long-necks” because of the heavy brass rings they wear around their necks. How they came to be “long-necks” is the stuff of legend. Long ago, the headman of the tribe had a dream in which he was told that a tiger was going to kill one of the children in the village, a child that had been born on a Wednesday. Since tigers kill their victims by first breaking their necks, the headman decreed that all children born on a Wednesday should wear heavy brass rings round their necks.