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The Burmese ascribe a flower to each of the twelve months of the traditional Burmese calendar. [1] However, two flowers are seen as national symbols. The padauk ( Burmese : ပိတောက် ) is referred to as the national flower of Myanmar and is associated with the Thingyan period (Burmese New Year, usually mid-April).
This category includes the native flora of Myanmar (Burma). Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. In accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), this category is included within the larger region of Indo-China in Category:Flora of Indo-China .
Turnery (ပန်းပွတ် panbut) Painting (ပန်းချီ bagyi) Lacquerware (ပန်းယွန်း panyun) Bronze casting (ပန်းတဉ်း badin) In addition to the traditional arts are silk weaving, pottery, tapestry making, gemstone engraving, and gold leaf making. Temple architecture is typically of brick and ...
Burmese women perform traditional yein dance during closing ceremony of Myanmar New Year Water Festival 2011 in Yangon, Myanmar on 16 April 2011. Thingyan is the Myanmar New Year festival that usually occurs in middle of April. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days, culminating in the New Year.
Burmese dance. In the Mintha Theatre (Mandalay) a master teacher of the Inwa School of Performing Arts demonstrates traditional hand movements. Dance in Burma (since 1989 known as Myanmar) can be divided into dramatic, folk and village, and nat dances, each having distinct characteristics. Although Burmese dance resemble the traditional dancing ...
Marks the beginning of the Burmese new year. Gadaw (paying obeisance to elders), water games, observation of the Buddhist Sabbath (Uposatha), parades. Kason (May) Bo tree watering festival. Full moon of Kason. Marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha (Vesākha) Watering of the Bo tree. Nayon (June) Tipitaka Festival.
Myanmar, [d] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [e] and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. [ 18 ]
The National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens (Burmese: ကန်တော်ကြီး အမျိုးသား ရုက္ခဗေဒ ဥယျာဉ်; formerly National Botanical Gardens) is a 177 hectare botanical garden located in the Alpine town of Pyin U Lwin (formerly Maymyo), Burma, situated at an elevation of 1000 metres (3,605 ft) and 69 km (43 mi) by road from Mandalay. [1]