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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]
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 Forces Day: 27 March 1 day Formerly Resistance Day (against the English language occupation in ...
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 .
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.
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.
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.
The calendar therefore has to reconcile the sidereal years of the Hindu calendar with the Metonic cycle's near tropical years by adding intercalary months and days at irregular intervals. The calendar has been used continuously in various Burmese states since its purported launch in 640 CE in the Sri Ksetra Kingdom, also called the Pyu era.
Temporary bazaar and amusement rides of Shwesandaw Pagoda festival in Pyay, Myanmar. Pagoda festivals (Burmese: ဘုရားပွဲ; paya pwe) are regular festivals found throughout Myanmar that commemorate major religious events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda's hti (umbrella). [1]