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 starting on April 13. As the festival draws near, preparations for Atar pots begin. These Atar pots are filled...
Dancers perform during the water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, April 13, 2022. (Xinhua/U Aung) This year's traditional Thingyan water festival will run for four days until Saturday. The Myanmar New Year falls on Sunday. Throwing of water during the festival symbolizes the washing away of the...
【缅甸民众庆祝新年泼水节】Myanmar's traditional Thingyan Water Festival kicked off across the country Saturday morning. http://t.cn/EXqiktR
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...
During this day, people eat a kind of traditional snack called mont lone yei baw (glutinous rice balls with palm sugar). The whole community helps to cook it; the balls are thrown into boiling water in a huge wok and served as soon as they resurface. It’s good fun joining the young...
The Padauk flower is well-known for its blooming period only in April when the country's traditional Thingyan water festival falls in the first month of Tagu of Myanmar calendar year. The Padauk flower are currently seen almost everywhere across the country. ...
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...
One of them is the celebration on Thingyan Festival‚ as the Water Festival or Myanmar’s Traditional New Year Festival. Myanmar people celebrate the Water Festival all over the country for 4 days Premium New Year New Year's Day 408 Words 2 Pages Satisfactory Essays Read More ...
Traditional wrestling competitions, boat races in the river, dummy boat races on land and water splashing in Mrauk U canal are some of the highlights of this festival. 2. Kason Festival Where:all over the country Duration: 1 day (23rd - 24th) ...
Away from traditional music, western musical styles such as pop, rock and hip-hop are popular, particularly among younger people. There is a growing music scene inYangon, with some highly-rated bands emerging. This popularity means that you may often find music videos played loudly and repetitiv...