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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.
Myanmar people holding lanterns to attach to the wall of the Hot Air Balloon. Hot-air balloons hold a significant role for Myanmar people. They are very expensive to build and it takes about 5 to 6 months to prepare the balloons before the competition. The participants spend a lot of time and money on decorating the balloons with paints and ...
Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights (တန်ဆောင်တိုင်မီးထွန်းပွဲ) Matho Thingan Robe Weaving Festival [3] Founding of Taungoo (16 October 1510) [4] Fire Balloon Festival (Taunggyi, Shan State) [5] Intha Day [6]
Spectators were forced to run when a hot air balloon caught fire and began shooting fireworks during the "fire balloon" Tazaungdaing Festival in Myanmar.
The committee decided to construct a new monument near the original place. Colonel Ba Htoo (12 July 1916 – 2 June 1945) was a senior member of the Burma Independence Army, and best known for his leadership in the battle against the Japanese forces in Upper Myanmar while General Aung San commanded the resistance in Lower Myanmar.
Taunggyi is the fifth largest city of Myanmar, [3] although Taunggyi is the capital of Shan State , [4] and has an estimated population of 380,665 as of 2014. [5] The city is famous for its hot air balloon festival held annually on the full moon day of Tazaungmon .
Most cities in Myanmar are contained within one township like Pathein. In some cases, the rural portions of the township may be administered semi-independently as sub-townships. [9] In larger cities, like Mandalay, the municipality may be functionally administered at a district level with townships acting de facto as subdivisions of a city. [10]
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