Myanmar Festivals

Colorful festival is traditionally celebrated by Kachin tribes

Social festival for Nagatribes held by singing, dancing and praying for abundant crops and domestic animals and to have good weather.

Offered to the Buddha and is given away for free to all the visitors to the pagodas.

2-days festival and held glutinous rice (which is a delicacy) contests on the pagoda's platform.

Festival includes traditional and spiritual dances, diving competitions and a fascinating way of life. There are also rowing competitions, folk singing and a traditional Salone feast.

Celebrated on the full-moon day of Tabaung. The pouring water to the sacred Bo-tree, the overnight weaving contest for the yellow robes, the donation of gold-leaves in a buck.

2-3 days Pa O festival and held on the full moon day of Tabaung. It is the time for all to have fun, exchange news and gossips, to trade.

Pagoda Festival of the Taung-yo Tribe Buddhists. Pagoda's mall is set up at the foot of the hill under big shady Banyan trees to sell local products, food and seasonal fruits.

4-days festival ending 16^th April. The water festival is held prior to Myanmar New Year to cleanse away evil deeds of the past year with water. Youths go out for enjoyment while elders take retreat in monasteries and pagoda precincts to perform meritorious deeds.

A traditional event of  the Rakhines, held on the eve of Water Festival and offering to Buddha Images with thanakha as a new-year eve good deed.

Celebrated on the full moon day of Kason. Buddhist devotees celebrate not only water pouring ceremony at the Bodhi tree but also perform meritorious deeds by keeping Sabbath, meditation, offering flowers, light, water and incense to the images of lord Buddha.

Quiet month in Myanmar. There are, however, various smaller Buddhist festivals to be enjoyed.

Quiet month in Myanmar. There are, however, various smaller Buddhist festivals to be enjoyed.

6-days ceremony, held for worshipping two Taung-pyone spiritual figures. Major gathering spot for spiritual mediums. Spirit dances are rampant.

18-day festivals. Four Buddha statues are ceremoniously tugged clockwise around the lake on the royal barge by leg-rowing boats. They return home on 3rd waxing day. Leg-rowing boat races are held throughout the event.

Thidingyut Lighting Festival

Three days festival and celebrated on the full moon day of Thidingyut. To mark the end of the Buddhist Lent, illuminated the homes and streets to welcome Buddha and His disciples.

Dancing Elephant Festival

Also another famous festival in Myanmar. Numerous life-size dummy elephants sing and dance to the accompaniment of music.

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival

A special festival of lights celebration. On the Full Moon Day of Thadingyut, locals offer the lighting of 9000 candles and 9000 flowers to the Buddha. On the next morning, rice, sweets and other snacks are offered.

An auspicious time for offering of yellow robes to the monks and weaving competitions of yellow robes are held all over the country.

6-days holding Typical Pa-oh festival. Hot-air balloons are released day and night, competing over their beauty and the altitude they gain. Daytime flying is meant for competition of animal figures and night time is for beautiful fireworks.

Candle  Lights Event

On full-moon day of Tazaungmone, 9999 candles are ceremoniously lit. At midnight, visitors are served with mixed salad of maezali buds, believed to possess powerful, magical and medicinal properties if eaten at this time.