The excerpts from the message sent by the Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to Kayin New Year Day which falls on 2 January 2022 are as follows:
· 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.
· 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 popular dance that is lively and amusing. These cultural heritages are invaluable for Kayin ethnic nationals.
· I would 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.
· Kayin nationals are enjoying the fruit of peace and development due to their fine attitude over the country.
· Improving these good results and sustaining the legacy of peace for their posterity is a historical duty of Kayin ethnics.
· 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 basic factor to strengthen the genuine and disciplined democracy of the nation is Our Three Main National Causes. 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.
· 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.
- I would 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.
- Kayin nationals are enjoying the fruit of peace and development due to their fine attitude over the country.
- 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 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.
- 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.