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Myanmar Monthly Traditional Festivals for -2012

No Festivals & Event Month Date
(English & Myanmar)
Location Duration  
1  Kayin New Year festival - 25-12-2011
1st waxing day of Pyatho
Kayin state  One day
2 Kachin Manao Festival   30/12/2011
6th waxing day of Pyatho
Myitkyina,
Kachin State
 
3 Moe Byae Pagoda Festival   08-01-2012
Full moon day of Pyatho
Moe Byae Pagoda,
Shan State
3 days
4 Ananda Pagoda  Festival   08-01-2012
Full moon day of Pyatho
Ananda Pagoda,
Bagan
15 days
5 Na Ga New Year
Festival
January 15-01-2012 Kham-ti (Lay Shi)
Sagaing Region
3 days
6 Kyaik Khauk Festival   24-01-2012
1st Waxing day of Tabodwe
Thanlyin,
Yangon Region
15 days
7 The Great Footprints season   28-01-2012
5th waxing day of Tabodwe
Minbu, Magwe Region 11 days
8 Mahamuni Ceremony   06-02-2012
14th waxing day of Tabodwe
Mandalay Region  
9 Kayain Bonfire Ceremony   07-02-2012
Fullmoon day of Tabodwe
Pyay, Shwe San
Daw Pagoda,
Bago Division
One day
10 Shwedagone Pagoda Festival   15-02-2012
8th waning day of Tabodwe
Yangon 8 days
11

(a)Lashio Shan Khait Festival
(b)Hindu Religious Festival

February
&
March
  Lashio, Shan State  
12 Maw Din Pagoda Festival - 22-02-2012
1st Waxing day of Tabaung
Cape Negrais,
Pathein, Ayeyarwady
Region
15 days
13 Ko Gyi Kyaw Nat Ceremony   24-02-2012
3th waxing day of Tabaung
Pakhan, Ye Za Gyo
Magwe Region
8 days
14 Chin New Year Festival   27-02-2012
6th Waxing day of Tabaung
Mindut ,Chin State  
15 Inn Daw Gyi Festival   29-02-2012
8th waxing day of Tabaung
Moe Nyin,
Kachin State
8 days
16 Pyi Taw Byan Pagoda Festival   01-03-2012
9th waxing day of Tabaung
Zalun , Ayeyarwady
Region
8 days
17 Baw Gyo Pagoda Festival   02-03-2012
10th waxing day of Tabaung
Thi Baw, Shan State 5 days
18 Pindaya Cave Festival   03-03-2012
11th Waxing day of Tabaung
Pindaya, Shan State 5 days
19 The Spectacled image festival   07-03-2012
Fullmoon day of Tabaung
Shwe Taung , Pyay 3 days
20 Boe Boe Gyi Ceremony   16-03-2012
9th Waning day of Tabaung
Ahlon, Monywa 5 days
21 Hindu Religious festival March & April   Kyauk Tan,
Pelikhat village
 
22 Shwe Maw Daw festival April 30-03-2012
8th waxing day of Tagu
Bago 13 days
23 Thingyan , Water Festival   12 to 16-04-2011 Throughout the Country 5 days
24 Myanmar New Year day   17-04-2012
 
Throughout the Country One day
25 Popa ceremony May 25-03-2012
3rd waxing day of Tagu
Mt.Popa, Mandalay Region  
26 U Shin Gyi Nat Pwe   29-03-2012
7th waxing day of Tagu
Ayeyarwady Region 3 days
27 Shit Thaung Pagoda Festival   05-05-2012
Fullmoon day of Kason
Mrauk Oo,
Rakhine state
8 days
28 Kyauk Ta lone
festival
  05-05-2012
Fullmoon day of Kason
Mudon,
Mawlyaing
 
29 Water Pouring at the sacred Bo Tree   05-05-2012
Fullmoon day of Kason
Throughout the Country One day
30 Pa-O Fire work festival   05-05-2012
Fullmoon day of Kason
Taung Gyi & elsewhere One month
31 Flower Picking Ceremony
Waso Festival
- 03-08-2012
1st Waning day of Waso
Throughout the Country One day
32 Shwe Kyun Pin Nat Pwe   20-08-2012
3rd waxing day of Wagaung
Mingun, Mandalay Region  
33 Taung Byone ceremony August 09-08-2011
10th waxing day of wagaung
Taung Byone,
Mandalay Region
6 days
34 Yadanagu ceremony   11-09-2012
10th waning day of Wagaung
Amarapura,
Mandalay
5 days
35 Shwezigone Pagoda festival - 16-10-2012
1st Waxing day of
Thindingyut
Nyaung Oo, Bagan, Mandalay Region 15 days
36 Inle festival   16-10-2012
1st Waxing day of Thidingyut
Inle, Shan State 18 days
37 Boat Racing     Mandalay and Throughout the country  
38 Tooth Relice Processing   30-09-2012
Fullmoon day of Tawthalin
Paungde Tsp, 3 days
39 Boe Min Gaung Festinval   02-10-2012
2nd waning day of Tawthalin
Boe Min Gaung Shrine
Mt.Popa
 
40 Mya Tha Lun Festival - 09-11-2012
10th waning day of Thindingyut
Magwe Region 20 days
41 Thidingyut Festival   11-10-2011
14th waxing day of Thindingyut
Throughout the Country 3 days
42 Elephant Festival   29-10-2012
14th waxing day of Thindingyut
Kyauk-se,
Mandalay Region
2 days
43 Tawatainthar festival   30-10-2012
Fullmoon day of Thindingyut
Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region  
44 Kyaik-Hti-Yo Festival   30-10-2012
Fullmoon day of Thindingyut
Kyaikhto,
Mon State
 
45 Thanakha-dabbing Event   30-10-2012
Fullmoon day of Thindingyut
Saw,
Magwe Region
One day
46 Kyauk Taw Gyi Pagoda Celebration   29-10-2012
14th waxing day of Thindingyut
Mandalay 14 days
47 Light-float Festival   31-10-2012
1st waning day of Thindingyut
Shwekyin, Bago Region One day
48 Kahtain festival Oct & Nov   Throughout the Country  
49 Kyaik Kha Mi Pagoda Festival Oct & Nov   Mawlamyaing,
Mon State
 
50 Ballons-flying
Festival
November 23-11-2012
10th waxing day of Tazaunmon
Taunggyi, Capital of Shan State 6 days
51 Robe-weaving Contest   27-11-2012
14th waxing day of Tazaunmon
Shwedagon, Botataung,Kyaikkasan and elsewhere One day
52 Candle Light Event   28-11-2012
Fullmoonday of Tazaunmon
Koehtatgyi pagoda, Yangon Region and elsewhere 3 days
53 Fire Stick Festival   28-11-2012
Fullmoonday of Tazaunmon
Kalaw, Shan State One day
54 Hindu Sacred Bathing   28-11-2012
Fullmoonday of Tazaunmon
Pyay, Bago Region One day
55 Kaung-hmu-daw Pagoda Festival   28-11-2012
Fullmoonday of Tazaunmon
Sagaing, Sagaing Region 6 days
56 Christmas Day December 25-12-2012 Nation Wide One day

 

 
 
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