The Custom of “Dismantling the Kitchen” is a passed down practice by women after giving birth to look after their health and to forgo the abstinence ties during the abstention period of 40 days or 44 days. The community calls it as abstinence or ‘heat one self’ (Berdiang) period which means the said women are to rest from doing their normal household chores that may affect their health. The period too can discipline the mothers by taking nutritional food and to manage one self so that to be continually healthy. According to the Terengganu community, the Berdiang is a process to heat the mother’s body, cleanse the dirty blood, stimulate blood flow and shrink the womb. The mother who has just given birth lie down on a sleeping bed of which underneath it is placed a heated stove filled with firewood and charcoal. This heat is needed to heat up the body, shrink the womb and to dispel dirty blood. The ingredients for this ceremony are rice flour, water, lime, raw thread and woven coconut leaves that are blessed before hand by the midwife. The flour is to heal any illness that might be inside the mother’s body. All these ingredients are used to bathe the mother, the baby and all the equipment used during the abstention period like the stove, sleeping bed and wrapping cloth. The sleeping bed and stove will then be dismantled after the ceremony. The next process is the Forgoing Ceremony that is to release the official tie between the mother and the midwife. The ingredients are woven coconut leaves and raw thread. The woven coconut leaves are placed on the mother’s head and then pulled accompanied with prayers and mantras. The raw thread are wrapped around the body from the head down to the feet and then removed from the body. The end of this ceremony marks the end of the official tie between the mother and the midwife. They have been released from the abstention period and given the ‘healer’ against any threats or evil ‘wind’. This custom is believed to avoid the mother from getting body illness or illness of the nerve in future. It is also believed that it can avoid disturbances from evil elements within the surrounding during abstinence that might return to disturb both mother and baby. This ceremony is indirectly giving the mother a chance to appreciate the midwife’s service in managing both mother and baby during the abstinence period. This custom can still be practiced even if the midwife was not the one receiving the baby and the mother did not undergo the heating up process. If the newly-given birth mother who is released from hospital requests the service of the midwife during the abstention period, then indirectly there established a tie between the mother and the midwife. As such, to release this official tie then the custom of ‘dismantling the kitchen’ needs to be conducted.

Platote (small drum) is to be play three times prior to the Byaw or long drum. This Byaw ensemble is usually played in traditional religious ceremonies such as novitiation, charity feast, and alms-food offering ceremonies. The members of group repeated harmoniously to the verse recited by the drummer of Palatote. The head of drum is struck to make a sound of Pa-lotetote-tote-byone.\nIn late Konebaung Dynasty, while finance officers administered Bor Yay U (Ywangan Township), there was a circle officer U Nyo Ohn who administrated Kyaukpisuk village, two miles from Yay U township. He founded a musical troupe, locally called SiByaw troupe, comprised of oboist U Kyat Tote, oboist and drummer U Kyuke. Therefore, fair to say that "Danu Byaw is generated from U Nyo Ohn from Kyaukpisuk village". The dependences who inherited were U Hlwar and U Paw Htun from Theingone village, and then Min Paw Myine from Yaychanpyin village, Min Shwe Aye from Kyaukpisuk village, Min Lun Pe from western Theingonethaik village (Myagone village) and Min Maung Khin. The ensemble of Daun Byaw comprised of Palatote (small drum), 4 Byaw drums, 2 oboes, cymbals and siwah. The playing technique is similar to the playing style of "Makauk Byaw" from Shwebo district which is in danger of becoming defunct. \nThe proper size of wood is curved into the desirable measure and made hollow. The leather or skin is tightly stretched over the brim of this drum.\n-7 inches in length\n-2 feet 3 inches in circumference\n-8.5 inches in the diameter of head

In 1950, a man, named Paw Shwun Hla Phu, from Sa-non-bon Region, was the very first person who played this flute to express his grief over the death of his beloved wife. With the passage of time, he was able to seek solace and later he played flute in his village. It was so pleasing that he was requested by the reverend priest U Down Phaung Non to give a performance in the church on February 3, 1952, and in Galoun Tahtaung Church for the second time on March 2. On April 6, 1954, his performance was titled Wunpawng Sumpyi. When the chieftain Duwar Zawsai heard his playing, he was asked to entertain. They awarded him for his great performance. Later, Wunpawng Sumpyi flute was played together with gong and two other traditional musical instruments and Wunpawng Sumpyi orchestra was formed. \nBamboo grows in the wild in hilly region, which must expose to the sunlight, is used to make this flute. A total of six holes are perforated on this bamboo stick. The second last finger hole is seal up. It is played by blowing into mouth piece and by opening and closing of the finger holes on the flute. Western music also can be played with this flute. The flute sounds Key of C. It is played in some special events such as new year festival, campfire festivity, harvesting festival, housewarming ceremony and wedding ceremony.\n-1 feet 5 inches in length\n-1.5 inches in circumference\n-1.5 inches in distance from mouth piece to the top\n-6.5 inches in distance from mouthpiece from the first finger hole\n-2.5 inches in length from the top to the last finger hole

In 1950, a man, named Paw Shwun Hla Phu,from Sa-non-bon Region, was the very first person who played this flute to express his grief over the death of his beloved wife. With the passage of time, he was able to seek solace and later he played flute in his village. It was so pleasing that he was requested by the reverend priest U Down Phaung Non to give a performance in the church on February 3, 1952, and in Galoun Tahtaung Church for the second time on March 2. On April 6, 1954, his performance was titled Wunpawng Sumpy is. When the chieftain Duwar Zawsai heard his playing, he was asked to entertain. They awarded him for his great performance. Later, Wunpawng Sumpyi flute was played together with gong and two other traditional musical instruments and Wunpawng Sumpyi orchestra was formed. \nBamboo grows in the wild in hilly region, which must expose to the sunlight, is used to make this flute. A total of six holes are perforated on this bamboo stick. The second last finger hole is seal up. It is played by blowing into mouthpiece and by opening and closing of the finger holes on the flute. Western music also can be played with this flute. The flute sounds Key C. It is played in some special events such as new year festival, campfire festivity, harvesting festival, housewarming ceremony and wedding ceremony.\n-1 feet 5 inches in Length\n-1.5 inches in Circumference\n-1.5 inches in Distance from mouthpiece to the top \n-6.5 inches in Distance from mouthpiece from the first finger hole \n-2.5 inches in Length from the top to the last finger hole

There are two kinds of Phar-Si drums that are male drum and female drum. Female drum is a normal drum that we have seen. Male drum is different from the normal drum because it is the part of shape of the half body drum. The perimeter of playing surface is made of the big circular shapes. It is positioned the shape of one to five frogs. It features four frogs on the perimeter of playing surface with clockwise direction. It is made not only the shape of frog but also the shape of other small animals, the shape of paddy and banyan leaf and the shape of the sun rays that spread out all direction. Two frogs from right and two frogs from left are made face to face in the playing surface that is called an inauspicious drum. It is made of bronze, alloy of gold, silver, lead and Zinc. It can be played together with hands. Right hand hits the surface of drum and left hand has to be played by stooping to go under the drum with thin stick or bamboo fiber. There are two kinds of drums that are auspicious drum and inauspicious drum. The auspicious drum is during solar eclipse, moon eclipse, the wedding ceremony, happy new year ceremony and funfair. The inauspicious drum is played at funeral and the collection of the dead people bones.\n-2 feet 5 inches in length\n-18 inches the diameter of tip\n-13 inches in length that is covered the cow skin

Before the period of 1963, Lashi/Lachik people settled in the mountain villages. The village head kept the buffalo horn in the house as an apparatus and he blew it for the gathering of the villagers to inform or decide something about the village. The young people also blow it in the sense of enjoyment when their high yielding crops are harvested. Sometimes when the lovers are in different mountains apart, the boyfriend informs his location to his girlfriend blowing this horn. At that time, the girlfriend returns a signal by setting fire something from her location.\nThe buffalo horn has to be boiled to get the flexibility for the desired shape. The big horns require the boiling for three hours at least. As the small horns can't produce the pleasant sound, only the big ones are chosen to make this musical instrument. But the extra large horns have to be blown with a great strength. It's blown by putting a great blow through the mouth-hole. Only those who have the even lip and teeth can blow it to produce the pleasant sound. Usually, the village head blows it in the longer tone while the dating of the lovers with it is in the shorter tone.\n-1 feet 2 inches in length\n-8.5 inches in circumference

By using Rakhine iron fiddlel Drum was found at the period of Visali of the king of Chandra. At the time of king Chandra, the lyrical ode of the crown-princess Saw Pyae Nyo was played with the various kinds of instruments. Long-drum and Than-Lwin-drum contained in this instruments. In the Myanmar era of 897 ( 1535 AD ) when was called Lay Myoe Age, King Min Bar built Yan Aung Zaya Shittaung stupa with a vaulted vase. Rakhine oil lamp dance, Shawl dance, Powewar dance, the sports of Mrauk.U period such as the posture of wrestling, boxing, the stick martial art and the figures in the posture of playing the Rakhine musical instruments such as the Rakhine Duelong harp, bamboo pipes wind instrument/ melodious small drum, hand-cymbals, cymbals/ horn/ long drum, Marlakhon fiddle, the bugle, the cymbal and the flute were sculpted as the ancient supporting evidences of Rakhine iron flute on the western wall of the second tunnel of Shitthaung pagoda.\nIron-rod is bored with holes. The conical shape of iron is put on the top of the iron-rod. \nIt is produced tune by making close or open on fret which is bored with holes.\n-1 feet 2 inches in length\n-3 inches in girth\n-1.5 inches in the distance between holes of flute \n-4 inches in the diameter of the conical shape of iron\n-5.5 inches in the height of the conical shape of the iron

By using Flute was found at the period of Visali of the king of Chandra. At the time of king Chandra, the lyrical ode of the crown-princess Saw Pyae Nyo was played with the various kinds of instruments. Long-drum and Than-Lwin-drum contained in this instruments. In the Myanmar era of 897 (1535 AD) when was called Lay Myoe Age, King Min Bar built Yan Aung Zaya Shittaung stupa with a vaulted vase. Rakhine oil lamp dance, Shawl dance, Powewar dance, the sports of Mrauk.U period such as the posture of wrestling, boxing, the stick martial art and the figures in the posture of playing the Rakhine musical instruments such as the Rakhine Duelong Harp , bamboo pipes wind instrument/ melodious small drum, hand-cymbals ,cymbals/ horn/ long drum, Marlakhon fiddle, the bugle, the cymbal and the flute were sculpted as the ancient supporting evidences of Rakhine iron flute on the western wall of the second tunnel of Shittaung pagoda.\nIron-rod is bored with holes. It is produced scale by making close or open on the fret which is bored with holes.\n-1 feet 10.5 inches in length\n-2 inches in girth\n-1 inch in the distance between holes of flute

Bamboo grows in the wild in hilly region is used to make this oboe. The bamboo stick is needed to be dried first. And then, holes are perforated on it with the use of drill. It has to change the sizes of drills depending on the sizes of oboes. The oboes are in three different sizes- big, medium and small. Each of them has a total of four perforated holes. A thumb hole is perforated on the lower side with the distance of an inch from the first finger hole. The four finger holes must be made with same distance. Reed made of dried straw is inserted on one end of oboe and young female buffalo's horn is put on another end. The horn and oboe are decorated with manau traditional designs. The player must blow the reed made of straw to play this oboe by opening and closing the finger holes. Dumba is played in Manau festival, housewarming ceremony, honoring ceremony, Htaungkar Dance festival and funeral rite. There are designated melodies for different occasions.\n-2 feet 6 inches in length\n-2.5 inches in length if dried straw reed\n-1.5 inches in length of oboe\n-10 inches in length of buffalo horn\n-9 inches in circumference of horn

Ta-Lut flute is made of bamboo. The holes of this flute are to be perforated at distances according to the size of flute. There are a total of 10 perforated holes including 7 finger holes, a thumb-hole, a membrane hole and a vent hole. In perforation process, mark the three divisions on the bamboo stick with the same distance. The lowest finger holes must be perforated at the starting point of second division, and the six finger holes at the same gap according to diameter of bamboo stick. The thumb-hole is perforated on the lower side of the flute at the point half- way between the upper sixth and seventh hole. The vent hole is perforated between the topmost finger hole and the tube end. The membrane hole is between the vent hole and the seventh hole. This wind instrument consists of a hollow tube and has to be played by blowing through a open hole at one end. Its melody includes vibration frequency according to Mon traditional songs.\n-1 feet 5 inches in length\n-1.5 inches in diameter

By using brass flute was found at the period of Visali of the king of Chandra. At the time of king Chandra, the lyrical ode of the crown-princess Saw Pyae Nyo was played with the various kinds of instruments. Long-drum and Than-Lwin-drum contained in this instruments. In the Myanmar era of 897 (1535 AD) when was called Lay Myoe Age, King Min Bar built Yan Aung Zaya Shittaung stupa with a vaulted vase. Rakhine oil lamp dance, Shawl dance, Powewar dance, the sports of Mrauk.U period such as the posture of wrestling, boxing, the stick martial art and the figures in the posture of playing the Rakhine musical instruments such as the Rakhine Duelong Harp , bamboo pipes wind instrument/ melodious small drum, hand-cymbals ,cymbals/ horn/ long drum, Marlakhon fiddle, the bugle, the cymbal and the flute were sculpted as the ancient supporting evidences of Rakhine iron flute on the western wall of the second tunnel of Shittaung pagoda.\nBrass-rod is bored with holes.\n-1 feet 10 inches in Length\n-2 inches in Girth\n-1 inch in the distance between holes of flute