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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 .
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.
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Today, the calendar is used in Myanmar as one of the two official calendars alongside the Gregorian calendar. It is still used to mark traditional holidays such as the Burmese New Year, and other traditional festivals, many of which are Burmese Buddhist in nature.
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. Buddha's mother, Maya , died seven days after the Buddha was born and then she was reborn in the Trayastrimsa Heaven as a male deva .
Thingyan is observed as public holidays throughout Myanmar, and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year. Water-throwing or dousing one another from any shape or form of vessel or device that delivers water is the distinguishing feature of this festival and may be done on the first four days of the festival.
Kyaukse elephant dance festival (Burmese: ကျောက်ဆည်ဆင်ပွဲ) is an annual major traditional dance festival in Myanmar. It is held is on the day before full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut and the full moon day in Kyaukse , near Mandalay .
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]