Let’s think if you move one place to another one to live which is the most important tool have to buy and use because everybody wants to live a clean place and create pleasant one. The answer is Broom, is that right! Broom is used several times every day so it is decayed quickly therefore we need to buy it in a short time. Two main forms of Broom are circular and flat. If we want to sweep on smooth floors we usually use flat broom and if we want to use on hard surface we use round one. Flat Broom is called Soft Broom and Round is called Rough Broom. Soft Broom is made up of broomcorn and Rough is made up of coconut leaf.
In the early century besoms were used to sweep but brooms have been used widely around the world since many centuries. Most of raw materials are natural such as bamboo broomsticks, dry coconut leaf fibers, a piece of circle wood focus and cane or plastic strings are used to tie these things. Every production steps are very simple and hand-made so skillful is very important because their wages are related to number of finished things. Nowadays although the vacuum cleaners are used instead of brooms but the role of brooms is affirmed at every role because it is more convenient than other modern products.
There are many traditional concepts about brooms in our Myanmar society. Among them I would like to present some; if you are beaten with broom you will be suffered from epilepsy, if you are beaten with broom you will be unlucky. But if you sweep at any places especially at Pagodas or Holly Land you will be more beautiful at present and when you pass you will get to Heaven.
Broom Production is traditional cottage Industry and most are situated in country sides so visiting there activity is contained in some trekking. Therefore if you want to book with us the following link for Pyin Oo Lwin Trekking any time to enjoy and try on that cottage Industry.
http://lmtravelmyanmar.com/tour-package/sleeping-nature-beside-river/