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Thingyan
Thingyan festival of Pagan Kingdom
Also called
Burmese New Year
Observed by
The people of Burma
Significance
Marks the Burmese New Year
Observances
Water Splashing games, merit-making activities, gadaw
Begins
13 April
Ends
16 April
Date
13–16 April
Frequency
annual
Related to
South and Southeast Asian solar New Year
Myanmar women perform traditional yein dance during closing ceremony of Myanmar New Year Water Festival 2011 in Yangon, Myanmar on 16 April 2011.
Thingyan is the Myanmar New Year festival that usually occurs in middle of April. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days, culminating in the New Year. The dates of the Thingyan Festival are calculated according to the Burmese calendar. The dates of the festival are observed as public holidays throughout Myanmar, and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year. Water-throwing or dousing one another from any shape or form of vessel or device that delivers water is the distinguishing feature of this festival and may be done on the first four days of the festival. The New Year takes place at virtually the same time as the new year celebrations of many countries in South Asia like China (Dai People of Yunnan Province), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.[1]
Mandalay City Thingyan 1950.Yangon City Thingyan 2018.A Rakhine girl pours water at revelers during Thingyan in Yangon, 13 April 2011.
Thingyan is comparable to other festivities in the region such as the Songkran in Laos, the Songkran in Thailand, the Cambodian New Year, the Sinhalese New Year and the festivals like Vaisakhi (Punjab), Puthandu (Tamil Nadu), Vishu (Kerala) and Bihu (Assam) in India.
Thingyan is the Myanmar New Year festival that usually occurs in middle of April. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days...
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dish. The Mon people prepare this dish, known as Thingyan rice in Burmese, during the Songkran (Thingyan) Festival as part of their Thai's New year. When...
New Year, Thingyan season. The dessert plays an important role in Burmese history as it is a traditional snack served during the Thingyan festival. It...
contains a description of Thingyan sense on Mandalay Hill and Nandar Lake. The song was selected as one of the greatest Thingyan theme songs of all time...
annually around Thingyan (April) and is considered one of the national symbols of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Padauk flowers during Thingyan Padauk seeds Displayed...
oven cooking technique. Danbauk is a mainstay at festive events such as Thingyan, weddings and donation feasts. Given danbauk's South Asian origins, danbauk...
India; Nepalese New Year Aluth Avurudda: Sri Lanka In Southeast Asia: Thingyan: Myanmar Pi Mai: Laos Songkran: Thailand Choul Chnam Thmey or Moha Sangkranta :...
[ʃwèjɪ̀ɴʔé]) is a traditional Burmese dessert commonly associated with the Thingyan season. The dessert consists of sweetened sticky rice, sago pearls, pandan...
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gardens and as a roadside tree. In Myanmar, this tree is a sign of the Thingyan Festival (13–16/17 April). In the Philippines, its flowering signals the...
Myanmar New Year (Thingyan) songs that became iconic, performed on Myoma's Silver Swan parade floats, which became a trademark of Thingyan celebration in...
States) Katyn Memorial Day (Poland) Teacher's Day (Ecuador) First day of Thingyan (Myanmar) (April 13–16) Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day (Slovakia) April...
Lanka. Chol Chnam Thmey in Cambodia Pi Mai in Laos Songkran in Thailand Thingyan in Myanmar Water-Sprinkling Festival, celebrated by the Dai people in Sipsongpanna...
of Hsaw Thiri Maha Nanda Thingyan (Sīrimahānandasaṅkran) asked questions and the king's counselor minister Maha Dhamma Thingyan (Mahādhammasaṅkran) answered...
when the first rains arrive – traditionally measured at 40 days after Thingyan, the Burmese New Year – around the beginning of June. In modern times,...
"royal cuisine". As the dish is served during Thingyan as part of their merit-making, it is known as Thingyan rice (သင်္ကြန်ထမင်း) in Myanmar today. Like...
many different names specific to each country: In Burma it is known as Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်; MLCTS: sangkran) Songkran (Thai: สงกรานต์) in Thailand...
formed in January 2008 and is based in Yangon. The chief editor is May Thingyan Hein, who received a 2007 Knight International Journalism Award. Myitmakha...
resorts, lodging and a beach. The gardens are open to the public during Thingyan holidays. Also opened in 2008, the 81-hectare (200-acre) National Herbal...
serve as soon as they resurface. Their preparation is a tradition during Thingyan, the Burmese New Year festival. Htoe mont (ထိုးမုန့်), glutinous rice cake...
worshipped three times a year by the royal family, during the Burmese New Year (Thingyan), at the beginning and at the end of Vassa. The images were stored in the...
traditional Burmese dish "Mohinga" The street is the venue for the annual Thingyan festival. The area is accessible within walking distance south of Nanshijiao...
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