Ban Ja Bo, a Lahu village, in Pang Ma Pha district in Mae Hong Son. Published caption By tradition, Lahu women learn how to sew because they make their own traditional costumes. They pay close attention to details in creating their own dress because fine stitching means the woman who wears the dress is patient, studious and can be a good wife. The colour of their traditional costume for both men and women is black. For women, they like to decorate their black upper wear with colourful fabric like red, blue and yellow, and with silver ornaments. They wear their traditional costumes for ceremonies like the New Year celebration, organised around the end of February to March depending on the spiritual leader of the village.