Nai Marm : The Mon National Day [Central] Committee (MNDC) has made the decision to advocate for Mon National Day by inviting members of other ethnic groups to attend, explained the committee secretary at their 7th meeting.
Previous Mon National days have never invited other ethnic groups before, but, due to the current ethnic situation arising in Burma, especially after the November 7th elections, the committee leaders have decided to invite ethnic members to participate.
“Last year, we only invited the Karen leaders of whom we are already close and who have always attended. But, this year we will invite all ethnicities to attend,” explained the committee secretary.
The secretary further explained that he will release the invitation to all ethnic groups in the Burmese newspapers.
The committee is also planning to open the first day ceremony with a conch shell [leucoderma], symbolic of Mon heritage and Mon tradition.
