Myanmar: The Cult of the Nats
- Episode aired Feb 13, 2020
- 26m
Each year in Tangbyon an important ritual takes place where thousands of Burmans ask their mediums to dance so they may contact the Nats, spirits that can offer them a better future. Since h... Read allEach year in Tangbyon an important ritual takes place where thousands of Burmans ask their mediums to dance so they may contact the Nats, spirits that can offer them a better future. Since homosexuality is illegal here, the ritual provides a space where L.G.B.T.Q. people can exis... Read allEach year in Tangbyon an important ritual takes place where thousands of Burmans ask their mediums to dance so they may contact the Nats, spirits that can offer them a better future. Since homosexuality is illegal here, the ritual provides a space where L.G.B.T.Q. people can exist without hiding.