Festival |
Place |
Starting |
Ending |
Comments |
| Ananda Pagoda Festival |
Bagan |
03.01.2009 |
25.01.2009 |
Bowls of alms filled with crops are offered to Buddhist monks who all wait in a long line.Pilgrimage and holiday outcoming on country oxcarts can be seen. |
| Naga New Year |
Layshi |
05.01.2009 |
06.01.2009 |
Gayals are slaughtered in sacrifice follow by singing,dancing and drinking local alcoholic beverages through the whole night by the huge bonfire. |
| Kyaik Khauk Pagoda |
Syrium |
02.02.2009 |
09.02.2009 |
Maintaining the heritage of donating drinking water to allby descendants of the first donor family is amazing. |
| Mahamuni Pagoda Festival |
Mandalay |
08.02.2009 |
09.02.2009 |
Incense are burnt in large flame in symbolic of offering heat to the great image. |
| Inndaw Gyi Pagoda Festival |
Inndaw Gyi |
03.03.2009 |
09.03.2009 |
Ceremony sponsored by Kachin Buddhist. |
| Pindaya Cave Festival |
Pindaya |
08.03.2009 |
10.03.2009 |
Typical Taung Yoe Pagoda festival.Different ethnic minor-ities can be seen. |
| Nam Pan Ceremony |
Inle Lake |
07.03.2009 |
12.03.2009 |
The sight of numerous monks who come in boats to re-ceive food offering is striking view. |
| Bo Bo Gyi Nat Festival |
Monywa |
19.03.2009 |
23.03.2009 |
Bo Bo Gyi is belived to have mastered high level alchemi-cal practices and to have expired to become nat. |
| Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda |
Bago |
29.03.2009 |
02.04.2009 |
Theatrical artists perform on stage with full force to show their counterparts to win future performance contracts. |
| Festival |
| Water Festival |
All over the country |
13.04.2009 |
16.04.2009 |
The festival is held prior to Myanmar New Year in order tocleanse away evil deeds of the past year with water. |
| Shithoung Pagoda Festival |
Mrauk U |
08.05.2009 |
09.05.2009 |
Dummy Boat race on land,real boat race and water spla-shing in Mrauk U canal on full moon day.Tradional Wrest-ling competition are held at the foot of the Pagoda. |
| Dhanu Tar Pwe |
Pindaya |
08.05.2009 |
09.05.2009 |
Single Dhannu throw roasted lablab beans at one another in a show of love. |
| Wicker ball ceremony |
Mahamuni Mandalay |
08.06.2009 |
07.07.2009 |
Tradional wricker ball players from all over the country par-ticipate in the month long contest that tradition has goingon over 70 years.This is the best event to watch Myanmartradional Chin Lone(cane ball)playing match. |
| Waso Full Moon Festival |
All over the |
06.07.2009 |
06.07.2009 |
The day Buddha preached his first sermon is commem-orated .Monks are confined to the monastery by Buddh-ist code of conduct during the 3 months long Buddhist lent. |
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| Shwe Kyun Pin Nat Pwe |
Min Gun |
22.07.2009 |
26.07.2009 |
Myanmar's last barter market where natives trade by ex-change of commodities while celebrating spirit dance. |
| Taung Byone Nat Pwe |
Mandalay |
31.07.2009 |
06.08.2009 |
Held for worshipping two very important spiritual figures.Major gathering spot for spiritual mediums. |
| Yadanagu Nat Pwe |
Amrapura |
15.08.2009 |
19.08.2009 |
Known as mother Taung Byone festival.Most enjoyable because of the rowing boat trip to the site.Spirit dance is rampant. |
| Bo Min Khan Memorial |
Mount Popa |
02.09.2009 |
02.09.2009 |
Bo Min Khan is remembered for his higher attainment inmediation practice. |
| Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda |
Inle Lake |
19.09.2009 |
05.10.2009 |
Four Buddha images are ceremoniously tugged clockwise around the lake on the royal barge by leg-rowing boats.Leg-rowing boat races are held throughout the event. |
| Kyauktaw Gyi Pagoda |
Mandalay |
02.10.2009 |
05.10.2009 |
The image was cast out of a single piece of a labster in1864 under the guidance of King Mindon. |
| Fesstival |
| Dummy Elephant Festival |
Kyaukse |
02.10.2009 |
04.10.2009 |
Numerous life-size paper dummy elephants sing and dan-ce to the accompaniment of music. |
| Thadingyut Festival of light |
All over the country |
02.10.2009 |
05.10.2009 |
To mark the day Lord Buddha came down from the Cele-stial Abode after spending three months of Buddhist lenthere.Buddha's return is remembered and commemoratedthrough out the country woth colourful illumination. |
| Indein Pagoda Festival |
Inle lake |
10.10.2009 |
11.10.2009 |
Buddhist ceremony held at unique site of old sharine complexin Inle lake.fore offering to the pagoda. |
| Shwezigon Pagoda Festival |
Bagan |
25.10.2009 |
17.11.2009 |
Candle lights and fireworks are carried in procession before offering to the pagoda. |
| Balloon Flying Festival |
Taungyi |
27.10.2009 |
01.11.2009 |
Hot-aired balloons are released day and night competingover their beauty and altitude they gain.Day time flying ismeant for competition of animal figures and night time isfor beautiful fireworks. More detailled information on our special page for this very unique festival : |
| Robe Weaving Contest |
All over the country |
01.11.2009 |
01.11.2009 |
Groups of young women take part of competitions held on the platforms of the pagodas.The robe is to be finishedflawlessly overnight and offered at dawn to the Buddhaimages around the pagodas. |
| Phoe Win Taung Cave |
Monywa |
31.10.2009 |
31.10.2009 |
The one and only market where leaves,fruits,roots,thorns,tumbers,stems of any herbal value from the western wild-erness of Chindwin river are sold on a large scale. |
| Candle Light Event |
Yangon |
01.11.2009 |
01.11.2009 |
On fullmoon day number total 9999 candles are ceremo-niously at midnight .Visitors are served with mixed saladof Maezali buds,believed to possess powerful,magical and medicinal properties if eaten at this time. |
| Kakku Pagoda Festival |
Taungyi |
04.03.2009 |
11.03.2009 |
Celeberate by Pa O tribalBuddhist at the unique pagodascomplex |
| Kaung Mu Daw PagodaFestival |
Sagaing |
01.11.2009 |
07.11.2009 |
The best spot to watch Myanmar Puppet.Pilgrimge andholiday outings on country oxcarts can be seen. |
| Thanbhoddhay Pagoda |
Sagaing |
30.10.2009 |
01.11.2009 |
Bo Bo Gyi is Believed to have high level alchemical and to have expired to become a Nat.On the eve of ceremony pilgrims throw tealeaf packets at another from racing exacts.It is regarded as a pledge that one who is hit must take a visit next year without fail. |
| lightfloat festival |
Shwe kyi (Bago) |
04.10.2009 |
04.10.2009 |
On this perticular period Ann hill tribe celebrate fertility festival.Very interesting with traditional group dancing and crinking etc. |
| Mt. Popa festival |
Mt.Popa |
07.04.2009 |
07.04.2009 |
Mt. Popa being considered most important Nat worshipping center ,thousands of country folks and townpeople in their joyous,light-hearted and merrymaking in thisparticular festival.Thousands of animals were sacrified tothe Nats during the festival however this practice has beenstopped since Bagan period.Spirit possession and overall drunken ecstasy are part of the celebration. |
