▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁belief ▁in ▁aug ury ▁and ▁nothing ▁is ▁done ▁without ▁reference ▁to ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁div ination , ▁including ▁breaking ▁that ch ▁grass , ▁but ▁most ▁important ly ▁consult ing ▁the ▁ch icken ▁b ones . ▁ ▁In ▁present ▁times , ▁the ▁annual ▁Kay ▁H te in ▁Bo ▁festival ▁is ▁always ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁ch icken ▁b ones ▁to ▁predict ▁the ▁year ▁ahead . ▁ ▁F ow l ▁b one ▁pro gn ost ic ation ▁can ▁be ▁witness ed ▁in ▁the ▁Kay an ▁villages ▁in ▁Th ailand ’ s ▁Ma e ▁Hong ▁Son ▁province ▁during ▁the ▁annual ▁festival ▁and ▁during ▁“ C leans ing ▁Cer emon ies ” ▁which ▁are ▁held ▁when ▁a ▁family ▁has ▁encountered ▁ill ▁fortune . ▁Dream s ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁predictions . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁states ▁in ▁My an mar , ▁which ▁have ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁populations , ▁Kay ah ▁state ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁fair ▁share ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁by ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁military ▁jun ta ▁and ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁vill agers ▁live ▁under ▁the ▁constant ▁threat ▁of ▁ra pe , ▁beat ings , ▁arbitrary ▁arrest ▁or ▁execution , ▁cons cription ▁as ▁slave ▁labor ▁for ▁the ▁My an mar ▁army , ▁and ▁having ▁their ▁food ▁and ▁poss essions ▁taken ▁without ▁compens ation . ▁" The ▁SP DC ▁also ▁arbitr arily ▁clos es ▁roads ▁for ▁non - mil it ary ▁travel