Inn Daw Gyi Shwe Myitzu Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
This rare celebration is loved by locals and tourists. It is celebrated every March on the bank of the Inndawgyi lake. The pagoda is accessible during the festival when sandbanks […]
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Shwedagon Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, MyanmarHeld annually during the full moon day of the month of Tabaung, this festival is one of the largest temple festivals in Myanmar. Come to watch locals reciting prayers with the monks at the famous golden stupa in Yangon that is rumored to contain strands of hair of the Lord Buddha. Pilgrims move clockwise around […]
Kogyikyaw Spirit Festival, Myanmar
This festival takes place in Magwe Division (Pa Khan, Yayzagyo Township) on February (3rd Waxing to 10th Waxing of Tabaung). It is celebrated by Nat (spirits) worshippers in Myanmar. Ko Gyi Kyaw Nat is a happy and joyous spirit who loves to drink and gamble. Nat worshippers who also worship Ko Gyi Kyaw Nat would […]
Pindaya Shwe Oo Min Festival, Myanmar
Clans in Pindaya celebrate the harvest festival every March in Pindaya, Shan State. Farmers would reap their harvest and sell them to donate their earnings to the pagoda and the temple. Donations are also given out to monks who have helped and guided devotees in religious services and prayers in the state. The locals have […]
Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
The harvest festival is largely celebrated by people in Mandalay in which they would gather at Shwe Sar Yan Village, Patheingyi in March. It is a combination of activities like […]
Alaungdawkathapa Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
Locals and tourists gather at the AlaungdawKathapa National Park in Sagaing Region on March for this celebration. The pagoda is one of the most famous pagodas in Myanmar. Situated in the heart of the National Park, tourists get to celebrate this festival with the locals while admiring the breathtaking environments surrounding the place. Locals and […]
Shwemyethman Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
Every March, Buddhists all over the world gather to pay tribute to the Buddha image in the pagoda located in Shwetaung, Bago Region. The Buddha is famous for its unique feature in which it is the only golden spectacled Buddha image. Tourists can find products of Pyay, Myanmar’s prominent commercial trading centre like traditional crafts […]
Panguni Uthiram Festival, Myanmar
Celebrated by Yangon’s Hindu community, this festival is considered a major festival for Hindus in Myanmar. Held in March at the Sri Angala Enswari Munieswar Swamy Temple, tourists can witness the highlight of the festival – the intriguing fire-walking ceremony that involves devotees walking on hot coal. Attendees would then soak their feet in goat’s […]
Thingyan Burmese Water Festival, Myanmar
Myanmar Thanlyin, Yangon, MyanmarThe Thingyan Festival is held from April 13 to 17 all across Myanmar. Locals douse each other with water to ward off evil and wash away the previous year’s bad […]
Salon Festival, Myanmar
Celebrated in late April at Myeik Archipelago, this festival marks the time when the Sea Gypsies (Salon people) leave the sea to avoid the monsoon season by seeking shelter on the islands of the archipelago. They build temporary homes around the islands. As the Sea Gypsies who are fishermen and divers spend most of their […]
