Htamane Festival, Myanmar

Also known as the Glutinous Rice Festival, Htamane is celebrated throughout the country in February. People of Myanmar celebrate the Htamane Festival by cooking glutinous rice together. They gather and participate in a competition where they have to make the best glutinous rice. They offer the glutinous rice to the Great Lord Buddha at the dawn of the Full Moon Day. The glutinous rice is then given out to people who attended the celebration. There is also a prize-giving ceremony to the winners who could cook the best glutinous rice for the festival. It allows tourists to enjoy the demonstrations and cooking competitions involving the locals. Locals and tourists can sit together and enjoy the glutinous rice as well as exchanging small talks to understand each other’s culture better.

Highlights: Locals would compete in a glutinous rice cooking competition. Tourists get to taste the glutinous rice and other local delicacies.

Location: Throughout the country

Date: Celebrated for a day in February on the full Moon Day of Tabodwe

(Myanmar Tourism Ministry)