The Way of Buddhist Life2

Mostly, Myanmar people put the birthday alphabet on the first word of the name if it has two words, and put the middle if it has three words.

For example, "Htay Kywe" is the name which was chosen by his parents in accordance special calculation of the Astrologer.

You will see the first word which includes the alphabet "hta", so it is easy to know he was born on Saturday.

For the names having three words, the birth day alphabet is usually placed in the middle. For Example; Look at the following name "Khin Maung Win"

The middle word is "Maung" which is based on "ma" alphabet which represent Thursday category. Therefore he must be born on Thursday.

The child is sent to school at the age of five. However, despite a system of compulsory education and strenuous efforts by the government since independence to ensure education for all, there are still areas with no state schools. In these place the local kyaung (monastery) takes charge of the child's elementary education.