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Month Festival(s) Day Significance Events Tagu (April) Thingyan: Mid-April Marks the beginning of the Burmese new year Gadaw (paying obeisance to elders), water games, observation of the Buddhist Sabbath , parades Kason (May) Bo tree watering festival Full moon of Kason Marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha
Tabaung Festival - full moon of Tabaung; Sand Pagoda Festival (သဲပုံစေတီပွဲတော်) [2] 28 Pagoda Parade Festival, Pyinmana Township [3] Pagoda festivals. Shwedagon Pagoda Festival [4] Alaungdaw Kathapa Pagoda Festival, Sagaing Region [5] Shwesettaw Pagoda Festival, Minbu Township, Magwe Region [6] [7]
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 ...
12 February 1 day Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947. Peasants' Day: 2 March 1 day Commemorates the contribution of agriculture and farming to Myanmar. Full Moon Day of Tabaung: Varies 1 day Known as Māgha Pūjā in other Asian countries, marked with pagoda festivals. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. Armed ...
Multi-sport events in Myanmar (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Festivals in Myanmar" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Synodic months are used to compose the years while the 27 lunar sidereal days (နက္ခတ် [nɛʔkʰaʔ]; from Sanskrit nakshatra), alongside the 12 signs of the zodiac, are used for astrological calculations. [25] (The calendar also recognises a solar month called Thuriya Matha, which is defined as 1/12th of a year. [26]
Kay Htoe Boe (Burmese: ကေ့ထျိုးဘိုး), is an annual festival celebrated by the Karenni people in April or May, marking the new year of the traditional Karenni calendar. [1] The festival is held to encourage a bountiful harvest, favorable weather, good health, and peace.
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; ... Months of the Burmese calendar. ... out of 12 total.