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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS / FESTIVAL 2007 |
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Closing |
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Events & Festivals in Year 2007 |
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City |
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| 26-Dec |
10-Jan |
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Ananda Pagoda Festival |
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Bagan |
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Ananda Pagoda festival will be
held starting from 26 Dec 06 to 10 Jan 07. There are evening entertainments
such as Zats: a variety of
dance, song, short and long plays, Anyeints: a performance of a few
hours in which number of jokers caricature current situations and or person
strung together by a traditional dancer, popular movies shown in open
air. It is also a popular sales fair where all kinds
of goods, some of them are locally produced, are sold. The most interesting aspect of this
festival is the caravan of bullock-carts in the pagoda compound, camp under
the shady trees. It is very crowded
around the fullmoon day, 29 Dec 06 -02 January
2007. |
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| 4-Jan |
4-Jan |
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Independence Day |
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The whole country |
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Celebrations arranged by the
government at People's Park in Yangon and across the whole country.
Ceremonies are very early at 0420 am and can usually not be attended by the
public. All government offices and markets are closed. |
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| 8-Jan |
8-Jan |
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Kaya State Day |
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Kaya State |
| 9-Jan |
10-Jan |
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Kachin Manaw
Festival (State Day Festival) |
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Kachin State |
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Kachin State day is on 10 Jan.
They festival will be held one day ahead of State day. But they celebrate
once in 4th year or 10th year. Please check with us whether celebrate or not. |
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| 14-Jan |
15-Jan |
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Nar-ga New Year |
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Chin State |
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The New Year is celebrated form
January 14 to 15. On 14th, an opening
ceremony is held in the morning and in
the evening there is traditional dance with bonfires. On New Year day they have a competition of
traditional sports, and gathering of subtribes of Narga, once fierce warriors
in their bright and exotic dresses, celebrate with rice wine roasted meat and
tribal dances performed with loud beating of drums. |
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warriors |
| 25-Jan |
9-Feb |
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Mahamuni
Ceremony |
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Mandalay |
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01st –09th waxing day, ceremony in which a number of
monks chant Buddhist scriptures non-stop. 08 the waxing day till fullmoon
day: the real festival days with evening entertainment such as Zats (a
variety of dance, song and short & long plays), Anyeints ( a performance
of a few hours in which a number of “jokers” ( usually four) caricature
current situations and /or persons strung together by a traditional dancer)
and popular movies shown in open air. In the day time, there are many stalls
selling various kinds of Myanmar snacks displayed in continuous rows of long
tables.
On the 08th waxing day (n), there is a communal offering of food (dry
rations) and various domestic articles to monks from the nearby monasteries
(ca.100) lined up as in usual offerings. |
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| 25-Jan |
1-Feb |
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Kyaik-Khauk
Pagoda Festival |
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Syriam |
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Kyaik-Khauk Pagoda Festival will
be held starting from 25 January to 01 February. Most of the pagoda festival
has evening entertainments such as Zats, Anyeints, some stage show and movies
shown in the open air the whole night for every day. Villagers nearby come to
the festival by ox-carts, which can be seen just before and on fullmoon day
(01 February). |
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| 25-Jan |
1-Feb |
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Nyan Taw Pagoda Festival (Shwe
Myin Tin Pagoda)
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Maymyo (Pyin Oo Lwin) |
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Similar
to most of the pagoda festivals with most of the ingredients as in the
Mahamuni Pagoda Festival. It is a famous pagoda festival in Maymyo. In
addition, we can observe several Shan and other ethnic groups who come from
the hills to sell their products. |
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| 1-Feb |
1-Feb |
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Feast of Shan Harvest Day |
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Shan State |
| 7-Feb |
7-Feb |
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Shan State Day |
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Shan State |
| 12-Feb |
12-Feb |
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Union Day |
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The whole country |
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Celebrations arranged by the
government at People's Park in Yangon and across the whole country. Mostly
early morning. All offices and markets are closed |
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| 16-Feb |
2-Mar |
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Maw-Tin Pagoda
Festival |
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Ngapudaw, near Pathein |
| 16-Feb |
2-Mar |
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Shwe Saryan Pagoda
Festival |
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Shwe
Saryan Village, |
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45
minutes drive form Mandalay on the way to Maymyo (near Hton Bo), You can also
take a small boat on the Douhtawaddy River and visit the pagodas nearby,
Myanmar traditional toys, boxes, baskets, mats made of dried toddy palm
leaves are the best selling village products in this festival. |
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Patheingyi, Mandalay |
| 18-Feb |
2-Mar |
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Pakhan
Ko Gyi Kyaw Festival |
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Shwe Gu Ni Village |
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Regional Nat
festival like Taung Byone and Yadanar Gu. |
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(between
Pakkoku and Myingyan) |
| 23-Feb |
2-Mar |
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Indawgyi
Festival |
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Hopin, near Myintkyina |
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Ca.
100 miles far from Myintkyina. Approx. Five hours drive up to Indawgyi. This
festival is held yearly for ten days. One intriguing fact is that two
sandbanks are washed up by the waves before the festival begins so that
people can walk from the bank to the pagoda. People believe that one is for
human use and the other is a passage for the gods. These two sandbanks
disappear into the lake shortly after the festival. |
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| 24-Feb |
2-Mar |
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Zalun Pyidawpyan Image Festival |
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Zalun, near Pathein |
| 25-Feb |
2-Mar |
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Baw-gyo
Festival |
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near Hsipaw |
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Once a year, only during the
festival days, the locked up “four Buddha images” are brought out for
display, worship and gilding with gold leaf. We can see tea-growing Palaung
tribes from the hills and jewellers from Kyauk Me who try and sell their
products there. Many kinds of gambling are allowed during the festival days
only. |
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Shan State |
| 27-Feb |
3-Mar |
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Kakku Pagoda
Festival |
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Kakku |
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On
the fullmoon day (02 March)-Alms offering is carried out by the native (Pa-O)
people dressed in their traditional black out fits. There is the festival
market also. |
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near Taunggyi |
| 27-Feb |
3-Mar |
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Pindaya Cave
Festival |
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Pindaya |
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(On full moon day 02 Mar) in Pindaya with offerings made by the
native tribes such as Danu, Pa-O, Taung Yoe and Palaung. Festivities include
performances with roaming artisans and the festival market. |
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| 2-Mar |
2-Mar |
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Nay Win Taung Pagoda Festival |
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Maymyo |
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Same
as Nyan Taw Pagoda Festival. Traditional Shan festival. It takes place in the
northern part of Maymyo, about an hour’s drive from the downtown area. |
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| 2-Mar |
2-Mar |
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Tabaung Fullmoon
Day |
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The whole country |
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Ceremonies are held at pagodas
all over the country |
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| 2-Mar |
2-Mar |
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Peasants' Day |
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The whole country |
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Held in honour of the country’s
largest productive workforce. |
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| 25-Mar |
6-Apr |
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Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival |
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Bago |
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Same with the other pagoda
festival. There are evening entertainment such as Zats, Anyeints, stage show
and also a popular sales fair where all kinds of goods, most of them are
clothes, toys & kitchen supplies. ( not expensive one) |
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| 27-Mar |
27-Mar |
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Armed Forces Day |
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The whole country |
| 13-Apr |
16-Apr |
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Water Festival |
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The whole country |
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Myanmar
people celebrate the famous waterfestival called “Thingyan”. One cannot avoid
of getting very wet because every one throws water at everybody. People drive
through the city in open cars and there are stages along the street where
people throw water. During this time, everything is closed: restaurants,
shops, markets, Museum, etc. |
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| 14-Apr |
14-Apr |
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Sand Stupa Festival |
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Min Thar Su Quarter
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In
three different Mandalay quarters stupas are built with sand within 01 night.
Sand stupas are built up with five segments gradually converging to the top.
Each layer of white sand is supported by bamboo-mats and -posts. The
celebration dates are not the same and depend on the different quarters where
the festival is held. |
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Mandalay |
| 17-Apr |
17-Apr |
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Myanmar New Year |
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The whole country |
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This
is the start of the new year and the end of the waterfestival. The whole
country is very quiet and everything is closed. |
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| 17-Apr |
17-Apr |
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Popa Ceremony |
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Mt. Popa |
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Nat dances on Mt. Popa. Very
crowded and difficult to get up the mountain. |
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| 28-Apr |
28-Apr |
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Sand Stupa
Festival - see 14 April |
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Yahai Quarter, Mandalay |
| 29-Apr |
30-Apr |
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Sand Stupa
Festival - see 14 April |
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Pa Le Ngwe
Yaung, Mandalay
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| 29-Apr |
30-Apr |
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Shwe Kyet Yet Event
Crowded with people pouring water to the sacred Bo
tree. |
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Shwe Kyet Yet, Amarapura |
| 30-Apr |
30-Apr |
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Kason
Fullmoon Day |
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The whole
country |
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Pouring
water to the sacred Bo tree. No other special entertainment. Just only a
small ceremony all over the country. Especially lots of crowds at Shwekyetyet
Pagoda. |
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| 30-Apr |
30-Apr |
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Shite-thaung
Pagoda Festival |
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Mrauk U |
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This pagoda festival will be
held on 3rd (Full moon day) as same as the others pagoda festival but they
have one exiting thing is they have traditional boxing show. |
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| 1-May |
1-May |
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May Day |
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The whole country |
