The message sent by Chairman of the State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to Kayin New Year Day
2 January 2022
Esteemed national people in Myanmar,
Today on 2 January 2022 which is also 2761 Kayin era and 1st Waxing of Pyatho 1383 Myanmar era, is the significant Kayin New Year Day, adored by Kayin ethnic people. As it is the significant New Year Day valued by all Kayin nationals, I extend greetings to all and pray for all Kayin nationals to be physical and mental wellbeing with auspiciousness.
Everybody knows the New Year ceremony has been held in auspiciousness happily and pleasantly on Thalayhtaikhokpo 1st Waxing of Pyatho yearly since BC 739 when Kayin forefathers started settlements in Myanmar. On the occasion of the Kayin New Year which has already passed the old year, I firmly believe that all would be physical and mental freshness and activeness after taking lessons from the experiences of the past.
Although all ethnic national people residing in Myanmar together have diverse customs and traditions, they all foster the family spirit and pay respect to each other. No matter how diverse their native, literature, language, religion, customs and traditions are, they all live in the same place in unison through thick and thin by sharing their future.
According to the historical evidence, all Kayin ethnic nationals residing in Myanmar are humble with honesty and peace as their nature bearing a smile each forever. They all are brave and faithful. In line with their long history, Kayin nationals possess fine traditions and customs as well as invaluably cultural heritage of their forefathers.
As Kayin State, a hub of the border trade is teeming with virgin natural scenic beauties, rich natural resources and valuable forests, it is a state with successful agricultural tasks under favourable weather. The most significant symbol of Kayin State is the River Thanlwin as well as the cultural emblem of Kayin ethnic nationals is the ceremonial bronze drum. The New Year festival, the housewarming ceremony, the new harvest feast and the festival of summoning the spirit of a dead person are famous in Kayin State and the Kayin don dance is a favourite of the people. These cultural heritages are invaluable for Kayin ethnic nationals.
Kayin ethnic nationals residing in Myanmar and all Kayin ethnic brethren from all parts of the nation have to preserve the traditions and customs in unison and hand them over to new generations. I’d like to urge new ethnic national generations of the future to continuously maintain the language, literature, culture, fine arts, customs, historical heritage, honesty, hard work, loyalty and precise acts that the forefathers of Kayin ethnic national had preserved in successive eras. If all national people from the country always sustain their fine traditions, the Union will be in perpetual existence.
Thanks to a good attitude over the country, Kayin ethnic nationals can enjoy the fruits of peace in addition to development. Improving these good results and sustaining the legacy of peace for their posterity is a historical duty of Kayin ethnics.
Currently, the State Administration Council is taking various responsibilities of the State in accord with the Constitution by adopting the five-point road map and nine political, economic and social objectives as its basic principles while expediting the efforts for peace and stability of the country, development and improvement of socio-economy of the ethnic national people with might and main.
All Kayin ethnic nationals should accept courage based on wisdom and braveness based on compassion are noble spirits, and they are heartily invited to join hands with the government in shaping a better New Year.
The government is making utmost efforts for building a Union based on democracy and federalism in accord with the aspiration of the entire national people. The basic factor to strengthen the genuine and disciplined democracy of the nation is Our Three Main National Causes—Non-disintegration of the Union, Non-disintegration of national solidarity and Perpetuation of sovereignty.
Hence, I’d like to urge all ethnic national people to continuously build the nation through their united strength.
The perpetuity of the Union, development and peace and prosperity of all ethnic nationals primarily need the strong and dynamic Union spirit and restoration of the perpetual peace in the nation. Hence, all ethnic nationals and stakeholders need to participate in these measures. The government is striving for enabling all ethnic armed organizations to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-NCA for restoring the perpetual peace. Officials and stakeholders need to harmoniously implement the plan in unison with the true goodwill and the keen wishes.
I send this message while praying for all Kayin ethnic national brethren to be able to enjoy fruits of good wishes and welcome the pleasant New Year with noble spirit as well as for the whole country including Kayin State to have peace and stability, unity and development while happily enjoying the New Year festival.
Sd/Min Aung Hlaing
Senior General
Prime Minister
Chairman
State Administration Council
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