Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
April 19, 2024 - May 5, 2024
This pagoda festival is held in April in Bago. Every year, dancers and theatre troupes gather and perform in this festival to please the Festival Organisers in order to receive bookings from agents that want them to perform in future festivals. The performers make new and beautiful costumes out of the money received in advance and would proceed to practise throughout the monsoon period. Buddhist devotees and tourists who visit to pay their respects in the shrine get to witness the vibrant and thrilling performance from these performers. Diverse cultures and traditions could be seen in these performances as the troupes are made up of mutiple races in Myanmar.
Highlights: Performers showcase their best performance to be noticed by organisers. Unique culture and traditions can be seen in this festival.
Location: Bago
Date: Celebrated for 13 days starting from the 8th Waxing to 5th Wanning of Tagu
(Myanmar Tourism Ministry)
