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Special Sale Festival in
Mandalay (27 November, 2008)
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 Special
sale festival will be held in famous Zegyo Market in
Mandalay from 29th November to 3rd December for 5 days.
The opening hour is from 9 am to 10 pm.
Variety of commodities including textile fabrics,
cosmetic, latest fashioned ready-made clothes, food
stuffs, herbal medicine, pharmaceutical, garments for
ladies and gents, computer accessories, products from
Mandalay Factory Zone, Agriculture and Animal husbandry
implements and Kitchen utensils are available at 300
temporary boots.
Stage-show, Model & Fashion Show, Dancer Show, Zat Pwe,
A-Nyeint Pwe, competition of Chinlone and Magic show
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Falling trees funded for
Nargis’s victims
(25 November, 2008)
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One carving shop has opened at the people square on Pyay
Road in Yangon. Carvings are being carved out from the
trees which had falling by storm Nargis. The benefits of
the shop are going to donate Nargis’s victims. Varieties
of carvings are dancing ladies, flying birds, animals at
work and garden furniture.
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Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock)
Pagoda Festival
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It is closed to Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival. Kyaikhtiyo
(Golden Rock) Pagoda, the famous legendary Pagoda on the
Golden Rock about 160 km from Yangon and 11 km of hiking
from the base camp at Kyaikhto.
The Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival is a special festival of
lights celebration. It will be held on the evening of
31st December and locals offer the lighting of 9000
candles and 9000 flowers to the Buddha. On the next
morning, rice, sweets and other snacks are offered. The
platform and passage of the pagoda are usually filled
with visitors from all over the country.
So, please share their experiences and their feelings
when you will have a visit to Myanmar in this period.
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Orange Season in Myanmar
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 We
would like to give information about one of Myanmar
seasonal fruit.
You can see oranges abundantly everywhere in Myanmar
since this is the peak yielding period of the orange
season. Orange has grown elsewhere in Southern Shan
State around Kalaw and Aung Ban area. Oranges are
harvested from October to March.
There can be seen other seasonal fruits together with
oranges, such as sweet citrons, avocados. Oranges are
also abundantly available in fruit market with
reasonable price.
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Cultural Festival in Bagan
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 We
would like to inform that the cultural festival in Bagan
sponsored by Myanmar Marketing Committee will be held on
28th to 30th November at Sunset Garden from 3 pm to 9 pm
daily.
The festival featuring is cultural performances and
competitions for Unique Bagan Lacquer ware, tug of war,
Chinlon and Ox cart. Shows are Martial arts, Traditional
dances and spectacular fireworks. At the night bazaar,
Myanmar food, handicrafts and souvenirs are available.
We cordially invite you to enjoy the Festival !
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Kahtein Procession
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 Since
the Buddhists are keen in donation the whole year has
donation to the Buddhist monks.
Among that Kathina donation is the most important and
famous religious ceremony in Theravada Buddhism. In
Theravada Buddhism, monks are not allowed to hold the
money by their own. Then all the requisites for them
have to receive from the public donation. In this
Kathina donation all the utensils for the whole year
requirement are included. As the offertories including
in cash and kinds, cash are together in one group.
For the Kathina offering ceremony offertories in kinds
are beautifully packed and hang on a tree – like racks
which are called Padathapin.
The offertories likes Robes, alm-bowls, umbrellas,
slippers, soaps, towels and other utensils are hang on
the tree – like racks called Padathapin with nice
decoration as fruits bearing on the trees.
Cash donations are also hang on the Padathabin like
fruits and leaves on the tree. These notes are decorated
by folding in the shape of birds, flowers, fish, stars,
etc.
The Padathabins are placed at the public area for a week
in order the donors to hang their desired offertories on
the Padathabin.
Long processions of devotees carry all the beautiful
Padathabins are sent to the relevant monasteries. The
processions are invariably accompanied by music and
comedian dancers together with the donors.
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Tazaungdaing Festival in Maha
Htunt Htoo Kanthar Pagoda, Pyin Oo Lwin
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 Pyin
Oo Lwin situated 67 km east of Mandalay at the altitude
of 1070 m. There has Tazungdaing Festival and Hot-Air
Balloon Festival at Maha Htunt Htoo Kanthar Pagoda as a
fourth time festival starting from 7th November to 12th
November, 2008.
There is also hot balloons competition on the day and
night occasions. Day balloons are in the form of animals
and the night balloons would sting along fireworks and
fire sticks which are set off mid-air fireworks.
Stage-show and other entertainment such as robe weaving
competition, photo competition, cane ball match and
others competitions will be included.
If you have a plan to visit Myanmar in this period,
don’t miss the chance to enjoy the hot-air balloon
festival in lovely town, Pyin Oo Lwin ! |
Taunggyi Hot-Air Balloon
Festival
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Air Balloon Festival is very popular event of Taunggyi,
the capital of the Southern Shan State. Hot-Air Balloon
Festival is the most significant one and the annual
Tazaungdine Lighting Festival. It will be celebrated
starting from 5th November to 12th November in this
year.
There has hot balloons competition on the day and night
occasions. The daytime competitions are
for balloons made in animals or bird shapes. At night
fire balloons are decorated with strings of lanterns or
designs made of lights. The hot air is generated by
burning rags under the opening. Balloons are judged for
size, style, design and the time they remain aloft.
We are warmly welcome to visit Hot-Air Balloon Festival
in Taunggyi ! |
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