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Shwe Kyunbin Maunghnama (Burmese: ရွှေကျွန်းပင်မောင်နှမ; lit. ' Golden tectona siblings ') are traditional nats of Shan ethnicity commonly venerated in the vicinity of some villages near Mandalay and Sagaing. The nat festival in honour of the spirits of Shwe Kyunbin brother and sister is alive with the ...
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]
It is remarked as one of the Burmese traditional festivals, [1] celebrated yearly in Taunggyi, the capital city of Shan State, Myanmar. [2] The festival was first established with Buddhist religious meaning and changed into the traditional handicraft hot air balloon competition nowadays.
Traditional Poi Sang Long novice ordination festival celebrated by one of the Shan communities in exile in Thailand Following the arrest of Sao Shwe Thaik of Yawnghwe in the Burmese coup d'état in March 1962 by the Revolutionary Council headed by General Ne Win , [ 36 ] his wife Sao Nang Hearn Kham fled with her family to Thailand in April ...
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 ...
Burmese girls perform the Myanmar traditional yein dance with Myanmar dress in the opening ceremony of the Mandalay Thingyan Festival,2012. On New Year's Day, people offer food donations called satuditha (စတုဒိသာ) at various places. They typically provide free food to those participating in the New Year's celebrations.
The majority of Pa'O people follow Buddhism, [7] which means that most of their festivals are based on Buddhist festival days. Some Pa'O are Christian, and some maintain Animist beliefs. Poy Sang Long (Burmese: ရှင်ပြုပွဲ; Pa'O: ပွယ်ꩻသျင်ႏလောင်ꩻ) celebrates the initiation of young boys as ...
3 languages. ဘာသာမန် ... is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar. [1] ... Fire Balloon Festival (Taunggyi, Shan State) [5] Intha Day [6 ...