Thingyan is Myanmar’s New Year Water Festival (also known as Songkran in Thailand) and falls around mid-April. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four...
Category - Myanmar Travel
As of 2021, with the military takeover of Myanmar, it’s obviously not a suitable place for travel at this time. Please enjoy these posts and videos until the situation changes and Myanmar once again becomes a safe and welcoming travel destination.
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Puppet Show Highlights from Mandalay, Myanmar – Thingyan
We were in Mandalay, Myanmar for Thingyan water festival and were delighted to discover that our hotel was hosting nightly puppet shows for the duration of the holiday...
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De-Stress with Electric Buddha at Chauk Htat Kyi Pagoda in Yangon
Presented for your relaxation, an electric Buddha with calming music. We discovered that in Myanmar, they like to use dancing lights with their Buddhist statues. This...
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Shwedagon Pagoda with Buddhist Ritual Chanting in Yangon, Myanmar
After climbing hundreds of stairs, we arrived at Shwedagon Pagoda – which you’ll get to see in the video. This pagoda is visible throughout most of the city...
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Thingyan – Myanmar’s Water Festival 2020 – Updated
The thing is, we found that people were thrilled to have us there. They were excited to share their party with foreigners (of which there were very few). We got hugs and...