This photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows Atar pots in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) YANGON, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Thingyan festival, also known as the water festival, is a popular celebration in Myanmar, marking the Myanmar New Year and lasting 4 to 5 days star...
People perform during celebrations of the Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, April 13, 2024. Myanmar's vibrant Thingyan water festival kicked off on Saturday, with celebrations taking place across the country. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) People take part in celebrations of the Thing...
People take part in celebrations of the Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, April 13, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) YANGON -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Myanmar traditional New Year Ata Thingyan festival on the Repr...
The Water Festival holidays precede the New Year When is Thingyan? Thingyan is a public holiday in Myanmar usually celebrated over three days beginning on April 13th. The public holidays given for each year will depend on which day of the week, April 13th falls on. ...
2022 星期三 4月13日 (三) Maha Thingyan (Water Festival) Public Holiday 2023 星期四 4月13日 (四) Maha Thingyan (Water Festival) Public Holiday 2024 星期六 4月13日 (六) Maha Thingyan (Water Festival) Public Holiday 2025 星期日 4月13日 (日) Maha Thingyan (Water Festival) Public Holid...
Lars Faland, Dec 2024 March to May — hot season From the beginning of March onwards, the heat builds up steadily, with temperatures exceeding 40°C by the end of the month. It's still dry throughout the country. Myanmar New Year in mid-April (Thingyan Water Festival) is a rewarding...
The Myanmar (Burma) Water Festival (Thingyan)Kevin Hellon
After the Thingyan Festival, the Thadingyut Festival, also known as the ‘Festival of Lights,’ is the most important celebration in Myanmar. As the legend goes, Buddha’s mother passed away just a week after his birth. However, she was given the name ‘Santusita’ when she was reborn ...
Burmese New Year takes place at the culmination of the Thingyan Water Festival. The New Year holidays are usually extended to the public sector and bolted on to the end of the Thingyan holidays. Traditions of Burmese New Year After three days of partying and soaking everybody during Thingyan...
This is Thingyan. A celebration of the Buddhist New Year in Myanmar. Its Thai counterpart, Songkran, is already famous as one of the largest water festivals in the world. However Myanmar is quickly gaining momentum as the new “it” place to bring in the new year. ...