Then you mix the paste with groundnut oil. December (Tazaunmone/Nadaw) View More. locals offer the lighting of 9000 candles and 9000 flowers to the Biuddha. Time : During March, depends on Lunar Calendar. Four Buddha Images out of five from Phaung-daw-oo Pagoda are carried on royal barge and conveyed around 14 villages on the Lake. They ask for forgiveness if they have committed any and in return. dance competitions are held every year. Place : Throughout the country During the festival time most of the local places and hotels around the pagoda are fully booked. The biggest event in the southern area of Shan takes place at Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda that situated in Inle Lake. The pagoda is said to have been built during the life-time of the Buddha over 2400 years ago. It celebrates the descent of Buddha from heaven after he preached the Abidhama (the most difficult of Buddhist teaching) to his mother reborn in heaven. This is done nationwide. This is apart of the traditional practice of this festival. Time : During February, depends on Lunar Calendar. 120/121, (1) Floor, Anawyahta Road, (Near 49 Street) Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar +95 9 781999092, +95 9 781999095, +95 1 293 464, +95 1 294050 Depending on the Lunar Calendar. after the duration between the Full Moon Day of Thadingyut and the Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone. people all over the country light candles to welcome back. Manuha Pagoda Festival is celebrated for three consecutive days. On the full moon day of Tazaungmone. In commemoration of this event weaving competitions of yellow robes are held all over the country. November marks the Kahtein Thingan Offering Festival. Kahtein Festival is held annually. It is considered a national holiday. The Kahtein robes and other offerings such as slippers, umbrellas, alms bowls, towels, soap and other necessities, cash offering in the shape of a tree (the padaytharpin) are presented to monks. The season during which a monastery may hold Kathina is one month long, beginning after the full moon of the eleventh month in the Lunar calendar (usually October). Time : During June, depends on Lunar Calendar. It also signals the end of the Buddhist lent. The first day is for the Summoning the Nats. Place : Mandalay Pilgrims throughout the country gather wild flowers to offer at pagodas, and offer new robes to monks. It is a marvelous performance of two men together to dance in rhythm. One of the famous principal shrines in Myanmar. On festival day, all go to nearby pagodas and wash the Buddha images with Thanakha as a new-year eve good deed. Everybody in town joins the spiritual dance lined up behind one another.
Also known as the Three Baskets of Learning, this is held every third week of the month. Time : During July, depends on Lunar Calendar. if you can have a visit to Myanmar. When Lord Buddha descended from heaven after preaching his reborn mother. Time : During September / October, depends on Lunar Calendar. The Kahtein robe offering and donation of Kahtein tree or the Padaytharpin are also another famous act in Myanmar. The Nats are believed to be super natural powerful beings.

With pomp and ceremony Gotami took the Matho-Thingan to offer to Lord Buddha at Nijorda Vihara. The air is thick with the scent of flowers and offerings to the nats abound. The Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival is a special festival of lights celebration.

Place : Taunggyi, Southern Shan State Place : Nyaung U, near Bagan Manaw festival is the celebration of the New Year, Victory in battles, reunion of the tribes etc. Place : Throughout the country In commemoration of this event weaving competitions of yellow robes are held all over the country. November marks the Kahtein Thingan Offering Festival. This festival includes the following matters. Place : Pindaya, Southern Shan State The Shwedagon temple is roughly 2,600 years old and is 300 feet tall. and even some stars of today.

Many young and old Kayins wear their traditional colourful dresses and go around the city.

Maha Muni Pagoda Festival, devotees light bonfires and cook huge pans of sticky rice with ginger, coconut and sesame to offer to monks. People from far and near come to visit Kyaukse and watch the elephant dance.

the Buddha. The barge is towed by the boats of leg -rowers and hundreds of boats follow the procession. The celebrations are rich with historical significance and one cannot help but be astonished by the practices and rituals that date back hundreds of years. It is a delightful festival of the hill people, Kachin and one of the most popular festivals in Myanmar. The Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival is a special festival of lights celebration. On this occasion people enjoy fun and merriment by holding firework-launching competitions. Then you will have to pound it until it becomes pasty. Races, competitions, traditional boxing matches are held in grandeur. namely the day before full moon. Place : Taung Pyone Village, near Mandalay Myanmar will not only captivate and bring you to a spiritual journey but will also open you to the fascinating sounds and sights of its meaningful festivals. The Naga national race comprises many different tribes with their own languages and culture. and believe that the Nats can bring luck and prosperity to the worshippers and can also bring danger to those who do not respect them. To prepare Mezali salad. This tradition is also believed to have been descended from the time of the King Manuha. there are small earthen saucers filled with sesame oil where pieces of cotton are used as wicks.

The number of representation varies up to hundred. Offering ceremonies consist of a thousand and one gifts pooled by the whole town beside the prime gift of Yellow robes. At four the music artistes played the traditional harp and offer music to the Buddha. cabbage. The firework is in the form of rockets. It is only about one hour drive from Bagan. This is the biggest and most important pagoda festival in Central and Upper Myanmar. clean and rinse it and then boil it until it becomes soft and tender. In small towns. Place : Inle Lake, Southern Shan State

Kahtein Thingan Offering. and has developed its own distinctive culture. the conch shell was blown and later the playing of the brass gongs and bells could be heard simultaneously. The holy Buddha's images are placed on a decorated royal barge and towed by leg-rowers around the lake. This is when examinations are held for the monks and nuns who are studying the scriptures of Buddha. it is usually held during the month of August. Greeting the year is the Kachin Manao Festival, where the delightful people of Kachin would adorn themselves in beautiful traditional costumes and motifs to celebrate the reunion of tribes and their rich history of winning battles. huge elongated paper balls with small lighted multicolored paper lanterns hung around their sides and balloons would sting along fireworks and fire sticks which are set off mid-air fireworks. Traditional Kayin costume was worn by most of the celebrants at the events. It is a vegetarian dish which Myanmars adore. Three days of lights festival. They pray for prosperity.

999 candles were lit around the pagoda in groups and to get the best place.

Time : Thingyan eve (April), depends on Lunar Calendar. Place : Kakku ancient pagoda complex, near Taunggyi, Southern Shan State

This festival has been held for more than three decades. Together with these auspicious sounds fire works came out from the either side of the throne of the pagoda and at the same time the lights of the candle came out as if a lighted blanket was removed. Hot air balloons and fireworks displays are part of the festivities. Big range of options ready for you to book. In Hpa An. near Mandalay. Ma-thoe-thingan is a monk’s garment (robe) to be woven by hand and completed during the night of the full moon of Tazaungmon before the next day dawns.
The month is the time for offering robes to the monks. Lay Buddhist gather in the pagodas and donate new robes for the monks. people usually prepare Maezali bud salads and share it with friends. Place : Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State

Anyone can make the offering any time to any monk: but this month's offering has a special significance. Then offered to the Buddha and is given away for free to all the visitors to the pagodas. On the occasion people enjoy fun and merriment by holding firework-launching competitions. Mt. The large crowds of people gather on the lake-shores to celebrate the occasion.

People from all the villages nearby come to pay homage to the Images. and then hike up the mountain on foot.

The ethnic group Karen celebrates New Year in December. The month of August focuses on the Taungbyone Festival.

But she had it woven in a single night and offered to the Prince (Siddhata) by a celestial messenger. Please, choose the dates of your travel to find available hotels. An offering of Kathein thingan is usually a big affair. The nearest pagoda festival from Yangon, just 30 minutes drive. Thingyan Festival is celebrated mid-April and is known as the Burmese New year. in Myanmar. The aim of this celebration is to “make the Nats or Spirits happy”. Place : Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Mon State The parade goes on until the end of the day. By watching the 9.999 candles lighting festival at Koehtatkyi Pagoda and by enjoying the Maezali salad. Illuminations are there to celebrate the anniversary of Buddha's return from the celestial abode where He had spent the lent teaching the celestials about His Law. The Kyaikhtiyo pagoda is one of the most ancient and celebrated of all pagodas in Myanmar.

On the festival day.