Myanmar Festival 2020-2021

We've got over 200 festivals each year, documented in Myanmar festival calendar. Dates and places of each festival are described, when you click each link. Come. Visit and enjoy together! We have 135 ethnic groups and 135 different cultures to experience when you travel to Myanmar, the Golden Land.


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Independence Day

Independence Day
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In the 19th century, following three Anglo-Burmese Wars, Burma was colonized by Britain.
 

Pho Win Taung Pagoda Festival

Pho Win Taung Pagoda Festival
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Manuha Pagoda Festival

Manuha Pagoda Festival
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Htamane Festival

Htamane Festival
Htamane festival is held between February and March. throughout the whole country. It is made of sticky rice and sesame seeds.
 

Thingyan Water Festival

It is believed that water festival washes away sins and welcomes the New Year. The water festival represents the most popular. raucous and colorful celebration of the year for more than 120 million people who will abandon any thoughts of work and bring their nations to a standstill.
 

Kaunghmudaw Pagoda Festival

Kaunghmudaw Pagoda Festival
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Shwe Myat Mhan Pagoda Festival

Shwe Myat Mhan Pagoda Festival
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Maw Tin Soon Pagoda Festival

Maw Tin Soon
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Popa Guardian Spirits Festival

Popa Guardian Spirits Festival
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Ananda Pagoda Festival

Ananda Pagoda Festival
Symbolizing the limitless wisdom of Buddha. there is a month long sanctified festival for the temple Ananda. the most beautiful one out of 2000 holy monuments in Bagan. Myanmar. It is usually falls on January every year.
 

Htamane Cooking Festival

Htamane Cooking Festival
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Hot Air Balloon Festival

Hot Air Balloon Festival
On this occasion people enjoy fun and merriment by holding firework-launching competitions. The firework is in the form of rockets. There is also hot balloons competitions on the day and night occasions. Day balloons are usually in the form of Pagodas.
 

Waso Full Moon Festival

Waso Full Moon Festival
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Alaungdaw Khathapa Pagoda Festival

Alaungdaw Khathapa
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Thadingyut Lighting Festival

Thadingyut Lighting Festival
Thadingyut is a seven-month of Myanmar calendar and the end of lent. Three days of lights festival. namely the day before full moon. the full moon day and the days after. Illuminations are there
 

Shwezigon Pagoda Festival

Shwezigon Pagoda Festival
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Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival

Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival
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Taungpyone Sprits Festival

Taungpyone Sprits Festival
The Nats (spirits) are believed to be super natural powerful beings. stated between the gods and the spiritual beings. Most of the Myanmar people worship the Nats as a religious belief. The Nat Pwe is usually held for three days. The first day is for the Summoning the Nats. This spirits festival is one of the most interested events for tourists. where believers go yearly to Taung Pyone (Mt. Pyone). which is the home of the spirits.
 

Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Festival

Tazaungdaing
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Panguni Utram
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Matho Thingan (Yellow Robe) Weaving Festival

Matho Thingan
This festival of Tazaungmone is an auspicious time for offering of yellow robes to the monks. The Buddha’s mother, reincarnated as a god in Tavatimsa, perceived from her heavenly abode that her son would soon be discarding, the royal robes and wearing a monk’s garments.
 

Shwedagon Pagoda Festival

Shwedagon Pagoda Festival
The festival of the Shwedagon Pagoda is celebrated on the fullmoon day of Tauaung (March) every year. Many people in the country contributes funds for the repairing and a great number of people pay homage every day. There are many festivals throughout the year.
 

Kyaik Khauk Pagoda Festival

Kyaik Khauk Pagoda Festival
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Kason Watering Festival

Kason Watering Festival
It is the season water in all ponds. lakes and creeks reduces to its lowest level. During the month of Kason the length of the day is longer and the night is shorter. People of Myanmar regard the month of Kason as Taurus season and the sign of the zodiac is a ball.
 

Shwe Nattaung Pagoda Festival

Shwe Nattaung Pagoda Festival
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Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Festival

Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Festival
This festival falls on the full moon day of Thabodwe. This festival usually lasts for 2 days. Glutinous rice (which is a delicacy) contests are also held on the pagoda's platform. A variety of incense sticks are burnt for the Myanmar Buddha image
 

Kayin New Year

Kayin New Year
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Kayin New Year is a public holiday in Myanmar
 

Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival

Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival
 
Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival is one of the most significant Pagoda festival in Upper Myanmar. It is 36 miles from Magwe to the Mann Shwe Settaw which is also well known as Mann footprint across Ayeyawaddy river bridge. Magwe.
 

Kachin Manaw Festival

Kachin Manaw Festival
Kachin is one of the states which has a delightful festival known as Manaw. Kachin. the hill people or the Scots of Myanmar. celebrate Manaw festival.
 

Htamanai Festival (Harvest Festival)

Htamanai Festival
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Respect for top priorities
Come Tabodwe (February). the eleventh month of the Myanmar calendar. we have the harvest festival and the making of htamanai. a concoction of glutinous rice. coconut slices. sesamum seeds. peanut and a generous amount of cooking oil.
 

Warso Chin-Lone (Cane Ball) Festival

Warso Chin-Lone (Cane Ball) Festival
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