) ▁ ▁P ada ung ▁( K ay an ) ▁ ▁B we ▁ ▁Geb a ▁ ▁Man uman aw ▁ ▁Y ant ale ▁ ▁Z aye in ▁( La ht a ) ▁ ▁G ek o ▁ ▁Y in b aw ▁ ▁Pak u ▁( K aren ) ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁The ▁Kay ans ’ ▁traditional ▁religion ▁is ▁called ▁Kan ▁Kh wan , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁pract iced ▁since ▁the ▁people ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Mong olia ▁during ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Age . ▁ ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁Kay an ▁people ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁union ▁between ▁a ▁female ▁drag on ▁and ▁a ▁male ▁human / angel ▁hy brid . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁religious ▁festival ▁is ▁the ▁three - day ▁Kay ▁H te in ▁Bo ▁festival , ▁which ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁cre ator ▁god ▁gave ▁form ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁plant ing ▁a ▁small ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁ground . ▁During ▁this ▁festival , ▁held ▁in ▁late ▁March ▁or ▁early ▁April , ▁a ▁Kay ▁H to e ▁Bo e ▁pole ▁is ▁ere cted ▁and ▁participants ▁dance ▁around ▁the ▁pole . ▁This ▁festival ▁is ▁held ▁to ▁v ener ate ▁the ▁et ernal ▁god ▁and ▁cre ator ▁mess engers , ▁to ▁give ▁thanks ▁for ▁bless ings ▁during ▁the ▁year , ▁to ▁appeal ▁for ▁forg iveness , ▁and ▁pray ▁for ▁rain . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁Kay an ▁from ▁different ▁villages ▁to ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁solid ar ity ▁of ▁the ▁tribe . ▁ ▁The ▁Kay an