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Myanmar is a land of festivals:
The whole year are filled up with festivals. Most of
festivals are regarding with culture or religion.
Majorities are celebrated all over country and some
are specifically regional. The date of festivals and
special events usually fall on the full moon day of
month.
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January
Independence Day is celebrated on January 4 in every
year to mark the anniversary of the Independence Day
of the Union of Myanmar.
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Kachin Manaw Festival ( Myitkyina)
Yearly celebrated on the Kachin State Day to
mark victory, success as well as joyous or
auspicious occasions likes bountiful harvest,
happy marriage or housewarming. |
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Naga New Year
Festival
(Sagaing Division)
Every year,
Naga traditional new year festival is
celebrated in January and the gathering
place for this auspicious
occasion is a rotation; in one of the
townships in Sagaing Division viz Khamti,
Layshi, Namying and Lahe. |
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Ananda Pagoda Festival
(Bagan)
Bagan is where the numerous temple and pagodas of
over 2000 exist today. The most interesting aspect of
this festival is the caravan of bullock carts in the Ananda Pagoda
premises.
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February
Mahamuni
Pagoda Festival (Mandalay)
Mandalay is historically known as the last royal capital
of Myanmar Kingdom. Situated
to the south of the Royal Palace is the 4.5 high Buddha
image cast in bronze. Besides
the daily rituals, Mahanuni Pagoda Festival is unique
with monks chanting Buddhist
scriptures, communal offering to the monks and food
stalls selling a variety of
Myanmar snacks.
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March
Indawgyi
Pagoda Festival (Kachin State)
Situated in the centre of the lake. It is held for 10
days. Two sandbanks appearing
before the Festival is indeed fascinating for all
pilgrims.
Kakku Pagoda Festival in Kakku (Shan State)
The unique feature of this pagoda festival is alms
offering by the native Pa O people
dressed in their traditional outfits. Traditional market
festival is and additional attraction
for the souvenir buys.
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Thingyan (Water
Festival )
This is The Myanmar traditional
water festival to
bring in the Myanmar New Year. Traditionally,
Thingyan is celebrated for four days in all over the
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May
Kason Full moon Day
On this very fullmoon day of Kason, cool water is poured
on to the sacred Bo tress
planted in the premises of the Pagodas and the
monasteries.
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June/ July
Waso Fullmoon Day is celebrated with the offering of
Waso Thingan yellow (Robes) to the monks which mark the
beginning of the Buddhist Lent.
The Pagoda Festival at Thihoshin Pagoda in Pakkoku and
at Shwe Kyun Pin pagoda in Mingun are prominent
occasions.
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August
Taungpyone Spirit(Nat)
festival is celebrated in Taungpyone, near Mandalay
which lasts for five days.
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September/ October
Thadingyut Festival
of Lights signals the end of the Buddhist Lent and
commemorates the day when
Lord Buddha completed preaching the Abhidhammma. On the
Thadingyut full moon night , pagodas, monasteries,
offices, schools and residences are illuminated for 3
days with candle lights, coloured paper lanterns and
neon lights .
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