Journeys Myanmar Travel :: Festival in Myanmar

August 2008<Waso / Wakoung>

Taung Byone Nat Pwe Madayar ( Mandalay)
August 10 to 16
A popular festival held in Taungpyone near Mandalay. According to tradition, the homage-paying festival is held annually to appease the spirits as it is believed that the Nats can fulfill their wishes, protect from ill-fate and danger, and bring good luck, prosperity and progress. Although Myanmar Buddhists are not particularly spirit worshippers, thousands of country folks and town people, their joyous, light-hearted and merrymaking can be found in this particular festival.

Kyaungdawyar Pagoda Festival ( Min Bu, Magway Division)
August 20 to November 19

A famous religious festival also known as "Fish Feeding Festival". People believed that thousands of big fishes, you can see only in this period, come to pay homage to the pagoda.

Yadana Gu Nat festival (Amapura, Mandalay)
August 24 to 30
Known as mother of Taungbyone festival. Most enjoyable because of the rowing boat trip to the site. The festival is held annually in honor of Popa. Medaw, Mewanna <mother of the two Lords> who came back from Taunbyon Festival, on her way back to Mt. Popa, she halted at the Yadanagu as her transit-camp.