▁use ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁these ▁symbols ▁were ▁cultiv ated ▁during ▁the ▁Kon ba ung ▁dynast y ▁which ▁ruled ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁Flora ▁ ▁The ▁Bur m ese ▁as cribe ▁a ▁flower ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Bur m ese ▁calendar . ▁However , ▁two ▁flowers ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁national ▁symbols . ▁ ▁Fa una ▁ ▁Food ▁ ▁A ▁popular ▁saying ▁states ▁" A ▁thee ▁ma , ▁th ay et ; ▁a ▁th ar ▁ma , ▁wet ; ▁a ▁y w et ▁ma , ▁la h pet " ▁( ), ▁translated ▁as ▁" Of ▁all ▁the ▁fruit , ▁the ▁m ango ' s ▁the ▁best ; ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁meat , ▁the ▁p ork ' s ▁the ▁best ; ▁and ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁leaves , ▁la h pet ' s ▁the ▁best ". ▁ ▁Sport ▁ ▁Musical ▁instruments ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁M yth ical ▁cre atures ▁in ▁Bur m ese ▁fol kl ore ▁ ▁Bur m ese ▁dance ▁ ▁C uis ine ▁of ▁My an mar ▁ ▁Music ▁of ▁My an mar ▁ ▁Long yi ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁No ël ▁Math ieu ▁( 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Gan , ▁P yr én ées - At l anti ques ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Paris ) ▁better ▁known ▁under ▁his ▁pseud onym ▁Pierre ▁Em manuel , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁poet ▁of ▁Christian ▁insp iration . ▁He