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Festivals in Myanmar
The Myanmar calendar subscribes to both the solar and lunar months, thus requiring an intercalary 30-day 13th month every second or third year. Therefore, the full moon days may change from one month to another in the usual calendar.
The Myanmar months and the respective festivals are as follows.
Festivals by Month
January (Nadaw/Pyartho)
February (Pyartho/Dabodwei)
- Full Moon Day of Dabodwei (Countrywide)
- Htamane Festival (Countrywide)
- Mahamuni Pagoda Festival (Mandalay)
- Salon Festival (Tanintharyi Division)
March (Dabodwei/Tabaung)
- Shwe Dagon Pagoda (Yangon)
- Kakku Pagoda Festival (Inle)
- Full Moon Day of Tabaung (Countrywide)
- Shwe Umin Pagoda Festival (Shan State)
April (Tabaung/Tagu)
- Mann Shwesettaw Festival
- Thingyan Water Festival (Countrywide)
- Thanakha Grinding Festival (Rakhine)
- Full Moon Day of Tagu (Countrywide)
- Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival (Bago)
- Myanmar New Year Festival (Countrywide)
May (Tagu/Kason)
June (Kason/Nayon)
- Pariyatti Sasana Examination
July (Nayon/Waso)
- Full Moon Day of Waso
August (Waso/ Wakhaung)
September (Wakhaung/Tawthalin)
October (Tawthalin/Tadingyut)
November (Tadingyut/Tazaunmone)
December (Tazaunmone/Nadaw)
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FESTIVALS
- Kachin Manao Festival
- Ananda Pagoda Festival
- Naga New Year
- Full Moon Day of Dabodwei
- Htamane Festival
- Mahamuni Pagoda Festival
- Salon Festival
- Shwe Dagon Pagoda
- Kakku Pagoda Festival
- Full Moon Day of Tabaung
- Shwe Umin Pagoda Festival
- Mann Shwesettaw Festival
- Thingyan Water Festival
- Thanakha Grinding Festival
- Full Moon Day of Tagu
- Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival
- Full Moon Day of Kason
- Pariyatti Sasana Examination
- Full Moon Day of Waso
- Taungpyone Festival
- Phaungdawoo Pagoda Festival
- Manuha Pagoda Festival
- Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
- Dancing Elephant Festival
- Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Festival
- Matho Thingan
- Kahtein Thingan Offering
- Hot-air balloon Festival
- Full Moon Day of Tazaungmone
- Kayin New Year Festival