Poy Sang Long Ethnic Buddhist Ordination Festival In Thailand

MAE HONG SON, THAILAND - APRIL 08: Tai Yai men dance in front of a procession of Buddhist novices on April 8, 2014 in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a Buddhist novice ordination ceremony of the Shan people or Tai Yai, an ethnic group of Shan State in Myanmar and northern Thailand, Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines. It's believed that they will gain merit for their parents by ordaining. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)