To encourage young people to pursue higher education, foster family and community unity and closeness, and promote marriage within the tribe or community. When a boy graduates from a college in the Karen community, he is paired gifted with a girl to celebrate by the community. This is also a proud occasion for the girl’s parents, who view the girl as a gift and a prized possession. This practice ensures that every girl in the community is genetically infused with educated and intellectually stimulated male member of society.
To encourage young people to pursue higher education, foster family and community unity and closeness, and promote marriage within the tribe or community. When a boy graduates from a college in the Karen community, he is paired gifted with a girl to celebrate by the community.
To encourage young people to pursue higher education, foster family and community unity and closeness, and promote marriage within the tribe or community. When a boy graduates from a college in the Karen community, he is paired gifted with a girl to celebrate by the community. This is also a proud occasion for the girl’s parents, who view the girl as a gift and a prized possession. This practice ensures that every girl in the community is genetically infused with educated and intellectually stimulated male member of society.
