Then the whole family works together to plant the rice. This is backbreaking work. In December and January they all work to harvest it. Village schools close during these times so the children can help. Homes are built on stilts to avoid disaster during heavy rain times.
People enter their houses by a ladder or an outside wooden staircase.
Walls are made with woven bamboo and palm leaves. The floorboards have small spaces between them to allow air to circulate. Most homes have only one room and the furniture is simple. Storage chests, baskets and water jars stand along the walls. People sleep on bamboo mats, which they roll up in the daytime.