Category: Events & Festivals

Watering Buddha image in Kason Festival

Kason Festival of Myanmar

02/10/2015 / 8449 views

Another water-related event held just one month after ‘Thin-gyan’ is the Kason Festival. It falls on the Full moon day of Kason according to the Myanmar Calendar (or in early May of English calendar). The Kason festival is believed to…

Festivals of Light in Myanmar

13/07/2015 / 16215 views

Myanmar (Burma) is well known as “Land of temples” a long with a variety of religious festivals held throughout the year. One of the most crucial festivals that have been closely intertwined with the spiritual life of Burmese people is…