@Scorp 25 August 2021 more from that month

When They Remove the Rings, They Die. We know the Karens, also known as Padaungs, who live in the north of Myanmar from touristic activities and news. The more women who start wearing rings around their necks at the age of 5-6, the more status they have in the tribe. The main purpose of women who can wear up to 35 rings around their necks is both to look beautiful and to protect their villages and families by being strong like a dragon. Since their necks get longer and thinner with the rings they wear, they cannot take it off for the rest of their lives. They always have to live like this with the long neck and the rings, otherwise they will die the moment they take it off.