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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.
Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival. Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival (Burmese: တောင်ကြီးမီးပုံးပျံပွဲတော် MLCTS: Taunggyi mee pone pyan pwe daw) also known as Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Festival is held on the full on day of Tazaungmon, which is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
Tazaungdaing Holidays: Varies 2 days Includes the Pre-Full Moon Day and Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. National Day: Varies 1 day Commemorates the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920.
Spectators were forced to run when a hot air balloon caught fire and began shooting fireworks during the "fire balloon" Tazaungdaing Festival in Myanmar.
Part of a series on the Culture of Myanmar History Prehistory Pyu city-states Thaton Kingdom Pagan Kingdom Myinsaing Kingdom Pinya Kingdom Sagaing Kingdom Kingdom of Ava Prome Kingdom Hanthawaddy Kingdom Kingdom of Mrauk U Toungoo dynasty First Toungoo Empire Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom Konbaung dynasty Shan States Karenni States British rule Japanese occupation Union of Burma Socialist ...
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]
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.
Close-up of the finials of kay htoe boe poles. According to Karenni legends, the Eugenia tree was the first to be grown after the creation of the world. [3] Due to its significance, a tall and straight Eugenia tree is specially cut to serve as a totem pole called kay htoe boe on an auspicious day.