| Some Festivals in Myanmar
(Burma) for 2003-2004
|
 |
| Ananda Pagoda Festival |
| | Bagan | 30.12.03
| 21.01.04 |
Bowls of alms filled with crops are offered to Buddhist
monks who all wait in a long line.Pilgrimage and holiday
outcoming on country oxcarts can be seen. |
| Naga
New Year |
| | Layshi
| au
alentour | du 15
janvier |
Gayals are slaughtered in sacrifice follow by singing,dan-
cing and drinking local alcoholic beverages through the
whole night by the huge bonfire. |
| Kyaik
Khauk Pagoda Festival |
| | Siriam | 29.01.04
| 6.02.04 |
Maintaining the heritage of donating drinking water to all
by descendants of the first donor family is amazing. |
| Mahamuni
Pagoda Festival |
| | Mahamuni
Mandalay | 4.02.04 | 6.02.04 |
Incense are burnt in large flame in symbolic of offering
heat to the great image. |
| Inndaw
Gyi Pagoda Festival |
| | Inndaw
Gyi | 27.02.04 | 5.03.04 |
Ceremony sponsored by Kachin Buddhist. |
| Pindaya
Cave Festival |
| | Pindaya | 29.02.04
| 9.04.04 |
Typical Taung Yoe Pagoda festival.Different ethnic minor-
ities can be seen. |
| Nam
Pan Ceremony |
| | Inle
Lake | 2.03.04 | 4.03.04
|
The sight of numerous monks who come in boats to re-
ceive food offering is striking view. |
| Bo
Bo Gyi Nat Festival |
| | Monywa | | |
Bo Bo Gyi is belived to have mastered high level alchemi-
cal practices and to have expired to become nat. |
| Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival
|
| | Bago | 28.03.04
| 9.04.04 |
Very famous festival in Myanmar. Theatrical artists perform on stage with full force to show
their counterparts to win future performance contracts. |
| Water Festival |
| | All over the
country | 13.04.04 | 17.04.04 |
The festival is held prior to Myanmar New Year in order to
cleanse away evil deeds of the past year with water.
Huge water figthing all over the country during 4 jours. Very funny for everybody. |
| Shithoung Pagoda Festival
|
| | Mrauk
U | 26.04.04 | 3.05.04 |
Dummy Boat race on land,real boat race and water spla-
shing in Mrauk U canal on full moon day.Tradional Wrest-
ling competition are held at the foot of the Pagoda. |
| Dhanu Tar Pwe |
| | Pindaya | | |
Single Dhannu throw roasted lablab beans at one another
in a show of love. |
| Wicker
ball ceremony |
| | Mandalay
Mahamuni | 4.06.04 | 1.07.04 |
Traditional wricker ball players from all over the country par-
ticipate in the month long contest that tradition has going
on over 70 years.This is the best event to watch Myanmar
tradional Chin Lone(cane ball)playing match. |
| Waso
Full Moon Festival |
| | All
over the country | 1.07.04 | |
The day Buddha preached his first sermon is commem-
orated .Monks are confined to the monastery by Buddh-
ist code of conduct during the 3 months long Buddhist lent. |
| Shwe
Kyun Pin Nat Pwe |
| | Mingun | | |
Myanmar's last barter market where natives trade by ex-
change of commodities while celebrating spirit dance. |
| Taung Byone Nat Pwe |
| | Mandalay | 25.08.04 | 30.08.04 |
Held for worshipping two very important spiritual figures.
Major gathering spot for spiritual mediums. |
| Yadanagu
Nat Pwe |
| | Amrapura | 9.09.04 | 28.09.04 |
Known as mother Taung Byone festival.Most enjoyable
because of the rowing boat trip to the site.Spirit dance is
rampant. |
| Bo
Min Khan Memorial |
| | Mount
Popa | | |
Bo Min Khan is remembered for his higher attainment in
mediation practice. |
| Phaung
Daw Oo Pagoda Festival |
| | Inle
Lake |
14.10.04 |
31.10.04 |
Four Buddha images are ceremoniously tugged clockwise
around the lake on the royal barge by leg-rowing boats.
Leg-rowing boat races are held throughout the event.
Details of the festival day by day : here |
| Kyauktaw Gyi Pagoda Festival |
| | Mandalay | 27.10.04 | 30.10.04 | The
image was cast out of a single piece of a labster in 1864 under the guidance of
King Mindon. |
| Dummy
Elephant Festival |
| | Kyaukse | 27.10.04 | 28.10.04 |
Numerous life-size paper dummy elephants sing and dan-
ce to the accompaniment of music. |
| Thadingyut Festival of light |
| | All over the country | 27.10.04 | 29.10.04 |
To mark the day Lord Buddha came down from the Cele-
stial Abode after spending three months of Buddhist len
there.Buddha's return is remembered and commemorated
through out the country woth colourful illumination. |
| Shwezigon
Pagoda Festival |
| | Bagan | 19.11.04 | 11.12.04 |
Candle lights and fireworks are carried in procession be-
fore offering to the pagoda. |
| Balloon
Flying Festival |
| | Taungyi |
21.11.04 |
26.11.04 |
Hot-aired balloons are released day and night competing
over their beauty and altitude they gain.Day time flying is
meant for competition of animal figures and night time is
for beautiful fireworks. |
| Robe Weaving Contest |
| | All over the
country | | |
Groups of young women take part of competitions held
on the platforms of the pagodas.The robe is to be finished
flawlessly overnight and offered at dawn to the Buddha
images around the pagodas. |
| Phoe
Win Taung Cave Ceremony |
| | Monywa | 25.11.04 | 27.11.04 |
The one and only market where leaves,fruits,roots,thorns,
tumbers,stems of any herbal value from the western wild-
erness of Chindwin river are sold on a large scale. |
| Candle
Light Event - Swhedagon Pagoda |
| | Shwedagon
pagoda | 26.11.04 | |
On fullmoon day number total 9999 candles are ceremo-
niously at midnight .Visitors are served with mixed salad
of Maezali buds,believed to possess powerful,magical
and medicinal properties if eaten at this time. |
| Kaung Mu
Daw Pagoda Festival |
| | Sagaing | 26.11.04 | 1.12.04 |
The best spot to watch Myanmar Puppet.Pilgrimge and
holiday outings on country oxcarts can be seen. |
Top of the page
|
|
|
|
© 2005 Ananda Travel Yangon. Copyright and all rights reserved.
E-mail : infos@ananda-travel.com.
Write to webmaster. |
