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In this year has two Waso months, first Waso and second Waso. Second Waso full moon day falls 29^th July this year is the one of the holy day for Buddhists.
During the Buddha�fs time, when it was 2550 years ago Buddha preached his first sermon to the five disciples in the forest where deer�fs have given freedom. Then at the present Buddhist people observe Sabbath in this Lent period of three months. Buddhist monks are forbidden to travel overnight from their monastery. It is accustom that during Waso month until the full day of Waso the Buddhist offer the robe to the monks.
In full moon day of Waso, the Buddhist devotees visit to the pagodas doing meritorious deeds such as offering alms, water, flowers, candles and incense to Buddha. And also robes offering ceremony are held at the monasteries and the religious places by inviting monks. At the country side, young people gather and go to nearby a jungle to plug the flowers and then offering to Buddha statues at the village pagodas or monasteries as Waso flowers offering.

Myanmar Traditional food shop named Shwe Yee has opened in Yangon for those who would like to try Myanmar foods. You can taste varieties of Myanmar Traditional foods display on a table. The foods of Shwe Yee are made of hygienic ingredients and cholesterol free genuine ground nut oil without MSG saccharin and Palm oil.
Myanmar foods are based on rice flour, sticky rice and palm sugar for the sweet. Shwe Yee offers three dozens items of Myanmar Traditional food such as Mohingar (rice noodles with gravy), Ohnohkhaukswe (noodles served with coconut milk), boiled glutin rice balls, steamed gluten rice, rice flake stuff with red bean jam, etc.
So, don�ft miss to visit and taste Myanmar Traditional foods while you are in Myanmar.

Address      : No. (78/80), 48th Street, Between Mahabondula Road & Anawyahta Road,

                      Botataung Township, Yangon.

Open hours : 6 AM to 6 PM

China Town in Yangon is a place, however, that you must see and experience, or else your trip to Myanmar is incomplete. China Town is that section of Mahabandoola Road, between Lanmadaw Street and Shwedagon Pagoda Road and includes all the side streets. If you walk towards to the west from Sule Pagoda the section within the first and second traffic lights could say Indian Town and after the second traffic is the China Town sector.
Uniqueness in china town is food and gold. Varieties of food ranging Chinese noodles (boiled or fried), Shan noodles, preserved foods (sausages, ham or frozen), dried mushrooms, dried shrimps or fish, traditional Chinese sweets, assorted fruits (banana, mango, papaya, mangosteen, oranges), BBQ (fish, pork, mutton) are available along the northern side of China Town.
Fresh vegetables are sold at the Iron Bazaar located on the northern corner of China Town. Along the southern side it has occupied with Gold jewellary shops owned by the Chinese. A lot of country's finest gold products can be found.
Don't miss to see China Town while you are visiting in Yangon.

Myanmar covers an area of 671,000 sq/km and the climate is dry and wet monsoon climate. The south-west monsoon starts between mid-May and mid-June, bringing frequent rains that continue into late October. Due to several storms it rained earlier in Myanmar. Hence farmers preparing to cultivate their paddy land in all over the country. The most of the farmers are using their conventional method of cultivation by draft cattle instead of tractors. The nursery has already grown and plantations are being preparing in time. Since the seedling from the nursery has to transplant to the plantation within 25-30 days farmers are working hard to finish-up the plantation.
If you ride along the countryside you can see the farmers working in the field.