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Thingyan Water Festival 2017

Date: 
Thursday, April 13, 2017 to Sunday, April 16, 2017

Commonly called the Water Festival, Maha Thingyan allows people to celebrate the Burmese New Year.

Maha Thingyan is observed in mid-April on the Gregorian calendar.

While the Water Festival is a Buddhist event, the government has made it a legal public holiday.

The first Thingyan celebrations begin on the day before the Water Festival.

Thingyan Eve, or A-Kyo Nei, is a time for observing Buddhist beliefs.

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