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Thadingyut, the seventh month of the Myanmar calendar, is the end of the Buddhist sabbath or Vassa.Thadingyut festival at least lasts for three days: the day before the full moon day, the full moon day (when Buddha descends from heaven) and the day after the full moon day.
The Tazaungdaing Festival (Burmese: တန်ဆောင်တိုင်ပွဲတော်, also known as the Festival of Lights and spelt Tazaungdine Festival), held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar and marks the end of the rainy season.
Includes the Pre-Full Moon Day and Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. National Day: Varies 1 day Commemorates the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar (10th day following the full moon of ...
Burmese traditional festivals are based on the traditional Burmese calendar and dates are largely determined by the moon's phase. [citation needed] Burmese culture is most evident in villages where local festivals are held throughout the year, the most important being the pagoda festival. [1] [2]
24 March – Full Moon Day of Tabaung; 27 March – Armed Forces Day; 13 April – Myanmar New Year; 1 May – Labour Day; 22 May – Full Moon Day of Kason; 16 June – Eid al-Adha; 19 July – Martyrs' Day; 20 July – Full Moon Day of Waso; 16–18 October – Full Moon Day of Thadingyut; 14–15 November – Full moon day of Tazaungmon
thadinkyut festival. Thadingyut (Burmese: သီတင်းကျွတ်) is the seventh month of the traditional Burmese calendar. [1]The Myanmar term "thadin" (သီတင်း) means the Buddhist Lent (), which spans the three preceding lunar months and is the tradition of Buddhist monks trying to avoid traveling as Buddha instructed them.
The 15th of the waxing (လပြည့်) is the civil full moon day. The civil new moon day (လကွယ် [la̰ɡwɛ̀]) is the last day of the month (14th or 15th waning). The mean and real (true) New Moons rarely coincide. The mean New Moon often precedes the real New Moon. [24] [25]
In Myanmar, Māgha Pūjā (Burmese: တပေါင်းလပြည့်နေ့) is observed on the full moon day of Tabaung, the final month of the Burmese calendar. [43] [60] Furthermore, tradition has it that a king of Ukkalapa completed the building of the Shwedagon Pagoda and enshrined the hair of the Buddha in it on this day. [61]