L'agenda des festivités
If you have the chance to travel without constraint, take the opportunity to participate in local festivities on the following dates:
- January 4th: Independence Day
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- January (for 7 days): Kandawgyi Lake Festival
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- January-February: Rice harvest festival on the day of the new moon
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- 12 February: Union Day
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- February-March: Shwedagon Festival (pagoda festival)
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- 13-16 April: Buddhist New Year (water festival)
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- June: Feast of Sa-Pyai Poué (oratory between monks)
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- August: Feast dedicated to "nats" (geniuses of good and evil) on Mount Popa
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- September-October: Boat races on rivers and lakes all over the country
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- October: Phaung Daw U Pagoda Celebration on Inle Lake
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- November 18th and 19th: Tha Saung Daing (Festival of Lights)
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- November-December: Hot Air Balloon Festival in Taunggyi (balloon festival)
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- December-January: Kayin (New Year Karen).
Enquiry about the exact dates because they change every year according to the moon calendar!
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Please contact me for exact dates
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