2012 -
Myanmar Festivals
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September 2012<Wakoung / Tawthalin> Kyaungdawyar Pagoda Festival ( Min Bu, Magway) 5th September - 5th December 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) 9th - 15th September 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. Manuha Pagoda Festival 30 September Paper Dummy (Nat) Idols are made into competition. Singing & Dancing competition in commemoration of Taungbyone (Nats). Festival Start at 2 PM and ends around 4 PM.
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