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Burmese traditional festivals are based on the traditional Burmese calendar and dates are largely determined by the moon's phase. [citation needed] Burmese culture is most evident in villages where local festivals are held throughout the year, the most important being the pagoda festival. [1] [2]
Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. National Day: Varies 1 day Commemorates the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar (10th day following the full moon of Tazaungmon) [2] Christmas Day: 25 December 1 day The birthday of Jesus ...
Thingyan, also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates in the New Year. The dates of Thingyan are calculated according to the Burmese calendar.
In Burma (Myanmar), the Burmese calendar has not been replaced, but used alongside the Gregorian calendar after the fall of the Burmese kingdom. Thailand has moved on to its own version of the Buddhist calendar since 1941, although the Chulasakarat era dates remain the most commonly used and preferred form of entry in academic use for ...
Thadingyut, the seventh month of the Myanmar calendar, is the end of the Buddhist sabbath or Vassa.Thadingyut festival at least lasts for three days: the day before the full moon day, the full moon day (when Buddha descends from heaven) and the day after the full moon day.
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The Tazaungdaing Festival (Burmese: တန်ဆောင်တိုင်ပွဲတော်, also known as the Festival of Lights and spelt Tazaungdine Festival), held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar and marks the end of the rainy season.
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