Thingyan, Myanmar Water Festival is the most famous festival in Myanmar which takes place four days toward the end of the hot, dry season and ushers in the Myanmar New Year. The festival is also celebrated in neighboring Theravada Buddhist countries, for example, Songkran in Thailand and Laos, Chaul Chnam Thmey in Cambodia.It is exclusively marked by people standing on bamboo stages erected along the streets, splashing, pouring, and throwing icy water at one another regardless of their color, religion and background. Powerful water pipes douse people driving by in jeeps and trucks. Children use water pistols to drench their friends, relatives, and anyone else in range - only monks and the elderly are safe. It is held prior to Myanmar new-year to wash away evil deeds, bad luck and sins of the past year with water. On New Years Day itself, all the water-throwing ends. This day is celebrated by releasing captive fish and birds as acts of merit, and special feasts are held for monks.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:21:22 +0000
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