{"id":180,"date":"2009-04-17T07:13:11","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T07:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moemaka.org\/wp\/?p=180"},"modified":"2009-04-17T07:13:11","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T07:13:11","slug":"bijli-a-monsoon-storm-approaching-sitwe-west-cost-of-burma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2009\/04\/bijli-a-monsoon-storm-approaching-sitwe-west-cost-of-burma\/","title":{"rendered":"Bijli, A Monsoon Storm approaching \u201cSitwe\u201d, west cost of Burma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While there was no significant notice from official weather channel from the Burmese regime, Burmese people from the area concerned were already on the alert due to the information from the news of radio stations overseas. One of well-known Buddhist monk (Sayadaw) from Rakhine state was urging his followers to turn into praying and offering ritual at the religious places to avoid the worst of the storm. He was known among some Rakihne ethnic community that before Nargis hitting lower Burma, he also did offer this same advice to them. Nargis storm did not hit Rakhine back in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSayadaw is asking his followers to prepare the followings; on this Burmese New Year day (17th<\/sup> April 2009), at 6:00 PM, with 6 Thabyay braches, 6 cups of water, 6 Small religious flags representing 7 days of a week and with 6 fruits like apple or guava, we have to offer them to Pagoda or Buddha\u2019s image at home or at any religious places.\u00a0 <\/span>Then we have to recite wishing all 7 day born people be successful, happy, healthy and be free from any danger. We have to recite 6 times and keep the offering for 6 days at the alter table\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the audiences of MoeMaKa told what he heard of the advice of the monk.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also pointed out that Burmese were used to follow the traditional way of celebrating New Year with water throwing festival, it would not be hard to follow the instruction of any religious ceremony or procession by Buddhist monks or the respectable Burmese elders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the appearance, all of us are happily enjoying this Thingyan festival. But in reality, when such warning and weather threat came out, we found ourselves totally helpless and desperate. We all knew and realized that we could not reply on this regime\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Told one of Burmese to MoeMaKa.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Monsoon Storm approaching \u201cSitwe\u201d, west cost of Burma <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some locals turn into praying<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

MoeMaKa Reporter 005<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 17, 2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Around this time in past last year 2008, there was news of storm approaching \u201cSittwe\u201d, a small city in west coast of Burma before Nargis storm hit lower Burma in May 2008. Again right now, a monsoon storm named \u201cBijli\u201d, brewed in India Ocean, crossing Bay of Bengal and approaching towards Sittwe town in Rakhine coastal region, west cost of Burma. According to one weather website, it was said that it would be reaching inland with 60 to 80 mph wind speed causing high tide at the coast line on April 17th<\/sup> and 18th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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