Hill tribe silver jewelry from northern ThailandWritten by Susi at Jewelry Crossings
Hill tribe silver jewelry from northern Thailand, though hundreds of years old in its distinct design, works well accessorizing even most up-to-date fashion trend. Hill tribe bracelets, for instance, can feel classic or contemporary or ethnic, depending upon their individual motif and design. Over 100 years ago, Hilltribe peoples migrated south from China into what are now Burma, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. The main profession of all these tribes is farming, and all of them tend to migrate whenever they feel that soil at their present location is becoming depleted. Approximately twenty distinct tribes of semi-nomadic peoples, collectively called hill tribes, live in mountains along Burmese and Laotian borders of northern Thailand. The largest and most prominent hill tribes are H’mong, Akha, Lisu, Lahu, Meo, and Karen. Culturally tribes are of interest because their relative isolation has enabled them to retain almost unchanged customs and traditions that go back centuries. Each tribe is district, with its own culture, religion, language, art, and dress. With Thailand undergoing rapid modern development, it is difficult yet to say whether these tribes will continue in there traditional ways of life, or whether they will eventually be absorbed into surrounding and ever more-encroaching Thai society. A rich part of their cultural tradition is making and wearing of silver jewelry. What once was a artistic skill honed in tiny tribal villages in mountains of northern Thailand now can be found produced in factories of Thailand’s second largest city, Chang Mai. On Wualai Street in Chang Mai all manners of silver jewelry and silver objects are crafted. Intricate patterns of hill tribe-inspired designs—bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings—are hammered out by Thai silversmiths.
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During holiday season you can really feel lonely if your single. Things get even worse if your family members start asking you where your date is. So what are you going to do about it this year? I'll tell you what your going to do! Your going to find yourself a date! First lets take one step back before you start looking for a date. Let me get this out of way. Being single isn't really all that bad. I mean it certainly can be bad, but it does have its advantages. But nobody really likes being alone for holidays. So if your down follow some of these tips. Ok what you need to do is find out what your doing wrong when it comes to finding a partner. Consider stuff such as where you go out to meet people, when you go out, who you go out with, what is wrong with your personality, then try and improve these things. Those list of questions aren't complete there just examples of what you should be asking yourself. The next thing on your list is to come up with a list of things that you like doing and things that describe yourself. For example are you lazy, do you watch allot of TV, is your house messy, what type of sports and activities do you play and list can go on from there. The whole idea behind this is to find and learn more about yourself. This might sound crazy but its important.
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