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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]
1 day Formerly Resistance Day (against the English language occupation in 19s←). Myanmar New Year: Varies 4 or 5 days Thingyan Eve, Commencing Day to Prime Day, End of Thingyan, Myanmar New Year Day. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. Labour Day: 1 May 1 day Known as Worker's Day in some countries. Full Moon Day of Kason ...
Pages in category "Observances set by the Burmese calendar" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The third day is known as a-kyat (အကြတ်နေ့, lit. ' day of eclipse ') and there may be two of them, as an extra day is added in certain years. The fourth day is known as a-tet (အတက်နေ့, lit. ' day of ascent ') when Thagyamin returns to the heavens, the last day of the water festival. Some would throw water at people ...
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.
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.
Each calendar has the same regular year of 354 days and a leap year of 384 days. However, whereas the Burmese calendar adds the intercalary day only in a leap cycle according to its Metonic cycle, the Siamese calendar adds the intercalary day to a regular year. The Siamese calendar does add the extra day in the same place (Jyestha/Nayon), however.
There are twelve months in the traditional Burmese calendar and twelve corresponding festivals. [38] Most of the festivals are related to Burmese Buddhism and in any town or village the local paya pwè (the pagoda festival) is the most important one. [7] The most well-known festival is Thingyan, a four-day celebration of the coming Lunar New ...