Thingyan – Water Festival

The Water Festival is also the Spring Festival in Myanmar, also known as the Thingyan Festival. It is the middle of April each year and generally lasts for 4 days. The fifth day of Water Festival is the first day of the New Year. This festival has a history of 700 years and is the most traditional festival of the Dai and De'ang people. During the festival, regardless of gender, young or old, people can pour water on each other to pray for the disappointment of the past year and good wishes for the New Year. The more splashed, the more happy people will be, because water symbolizes happiness and pureness.

Location  : Nationwide , Time : mid April 13th – 16th (approximately)