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Shittaung Pagoda Festival in Rakhine State (29 April, 2009)
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would like to inform religious festival at Shittaung
Pagoda in Rakhine State. Shittaung Pagoda, temples of
the 80,000 Buddha is a fascinating place full of small
images, scenes in sculpture of Buddhist stories with the
kings and queens, countries and common people portrayed
in their mediaeval costumes and head-dresses, all frozen
in stone throughout the ages. Shittaung Pagoda’s
festival will be held from 6th to 8th May in this year
2009. Festival performances include competitions of
boat, Rakhine men boxing and wrestling. At the night
bazaar, Myanmar food, variety of commodities including
textile fabrics, cosmetic, latest fashioned ready-made
clothes, etc.
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Good News for Old Stamps
Collectors (28 April, 2009)
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 According
to a weekly journal, we would like to give good news for
stamp collectors. Collections of Old stamps consisting
Mandalay (100) years Anniversary issued in 1959, United
Nations Organizations and ASIAN have been shown to
public in glass frame at General Post Office, Yangon.
Many spectators including foreigners visit the show and
observe interestingly. Due to limited space stamps are
being show in alternately.
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Best Archipelago in Myanmar
(24 April, 2009)
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Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago, located in southernmost
point of Myanmar (Burma),
 comprises of over 800 gorgeous
islands. Due to its virtual isolation, the islands and
surrounding seas are alive with an amazing diversity of
flora & fauna and very beautiful underwater scenes and
marine life. Now it is one of the best Archipelago and
diving sites in the World.
The only human inhabitants in the area
 are the Sea
Gypsies called Salones by the Myanmars (Burmese) and
Mokens by Thais and Malays. They live on boats during
dry seasons and remain on land during rainy seasons.
They still practice the same fishing and boat building
traditions used for generations.
We cordially invite you to enjoy marine eco-tourism
around the islands in the Myeik Archipelago and explore
Sea Gypsies ways of life and customs.
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Trekking Sites in Myanmar
offering by Bravo (22 April, 2009)
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Depends on the Geographical diversity Myanmar possesses
variety of Eco tourism sites
 which can be trek along to
the different ethnic minorities at the different regions
and having the great opportunity for the tourists to
explore the culture and tradition of colorful ethnic
groups at a visit. Since at an area have High Mountains,
National
Parks, Wild Life Sanctuary and Preserved
forests tourists can enjoy bird watching, insects and
plant collection while trekking and
 hiking.
In Chin State, Natmataung (Mount Victoria) is unique
wild life national park good for the study Chin ethnic
and eco-tourism.
In Southern Shan State, Kalaw, Inle, Pindaya area offer
to enjoy variety of trekking range to the ethnic
Palaung, Danu, Pao, Taungthu, Taungyo villages.
 In Eastern Shan State, Kyaing Tong area offers trek to
the ethnic tribes’ villages such as Akha, Lahu, Enn,
Lwe, Palaung.
In the North at Kachin State, also have very natural and
scenic trekking routes are offering to explore the
ecology. .
Bravo specialized for trekking in different ranges of
days depends on the customer’s choice ! |
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Kasone Festival, Ritual of Pouring
Water on the Bodhi Tree (21
April, 09)
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 After
a very joyous Thingyan Festival, come again one of
Myanmar’s charming tradition, Kasone festival is the one
of ritual of pouring water to Bodhi tree (Bo Tree /
Ficus Religiosa)This ritual commemorates the date 2500
years ago when the Buddha gained enlightenment while
meditating under a Bodhi tree.
The festival takes place on the full moon day of Kasone;
also known as the Buddha’s day will be fall on 8th May
in this year 2009. On the full moon day of Kasone, long
processions of devotees carry small pots of water on
their heads or shoulders and pour water on the Bodhi
trees grown in the vicinity of famous pagodas. The water
pouring is a necessity as Kasone is the hottest and
driest month of the year. Food is also served after the
ceremony occasionally. People perform the others
charitable acts on this day.
So don’t miss out this rare opportunity while you are
visiting in Myanmar on May!
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Myanmar New Year Day (10
April, 09)
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is a time for people to visit the elders and pay
obeisance by perform hair-washing in the traditional
manner with shampoo beans and bark and manicure. Many
will make New Year resolutions, generally in the mending
of ways and doing meritorious deeds for their future
fortune and prosperity. Releasing fish, birds, cow is
another time-honored tradition on this day.
Please take this opportunity to discover Myanmar New
Year Day activities! |
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Exciting Period Of The Year In
Myanmar (8 April, 2009)
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Myanmar New Year Day is 17th of April 2009. Before the
Burmese New Year, it is the tradition to celebrate Water
Festival for four days from 13th April to 16th April.
People are preparing to enjoy New Year Water Festival
excitingly because Water Festival is the most enjoyable
occasion in a year. You can see many pandals for playing
water are being constructing at the streets permitted by
the authority. Stores and Super Marts promote discount
sales elsewhere in Myanmar. People are enjoying by
buying jeans, shorts, sun glasses, towels to celebrate
Water Festival. Children also serious to buy plastic
water guns, compress hand pipe and buckets for throwing
water for enjoying the Water Festival.
We cordially invite you to enjoy Water Festival which
will give you pleasure and joy! |
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Unique Religious Ceremony of
Myanmar in April (6 April, 2009)
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 This is time of Novitiation Ceremony in Myanmar and you
can see the ceremonial cavalcades lead to Shwedagone
Pagoda then it is so crowed with ceremonies in Shwedagon
Pagoda. Novitiation Ceremony is the unique
characteristic in Myanmar and the boys are compulsory to
enter the Buddhist order as Novice for a week or more.
In Myanmar Buddhist tradition, it is compulsory that
every boys over eight years old to twenty have to enter
the Buddhist Order for a week or more as a novice and
over twenty they have to enter the Order again as
Ordained Monk. At least enter twice as Novice and
sometimes even more.
Novitiation is the obligation for every parent, rich or
poor, since it is believe to be a great meritorious deed
which could prevent them to be at the evil realm.
We invite you to observe Myanmar Traditional Novitiation
Ceremony during your visit in April! |
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