Traditional Calendar

International Calendar

Events for the month

TAGU

Mar29-Apr26

Myanmar New Year Festival
(Water Festival)

KASON

Apr27-May26

The Kason Festival
Pour water at the root of
sacred 'Bodhi Tree'

NAYON

May27-Jun24

NAYON ('Ti-pi-ta-ka' Examinations)

WASO

Jun25-Jul24

Beginning of Buddhist Lent

WAGAUNG

Jul25-Aug22

' Maha-Dok' festival

TAWTHALIN

Aug23-Sept21

Boat Races

THANDINGYUT

Sept22-Oct20

Festival of Lights

TAZAUNGMONE

Oct21-Nov19

The offering of ' Ma-tho-thin-gan' ������
(Festival of Lights)

NADAW

Nov20-Dec18

Animists paying homage to Nats

PYATHO

Dec19-Jan28

Horse Race

TABODWE

Jan29-Feb26

Festivals of (hta-ma-ne)

TABAUNG

Feb27-Mar28

Tabaung Pagoda Festivals �
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Month

Festivals for the month

Region

JAN

Manau Festival 

Ananda Pagoda Festival
Shwe-set-taw Pagoda Festival
Mahamuni Pagoda Festival 
Naga New Year Festival

Myitkyina (Kachin State)

Bagan

Minbu, Magway

Mandalay

Layshi, Sagaing Division

FEB

Sea Gypsies/Salone Festival 
Mahamuni Pagoda Festival
Kyaik-Khauk Pagoda Festival
Union Day 

Mergui Archipelago

Mandalay

Thanlyin (Syriam)

Nation- wide

MAR

Shwedagon Pagoda Festival 
Peasants' Day ��������
Maw-Din-Sun Pagoda Festival
Shwe Saryan Pagoda Festival��������� �
Indawgyi Festival
Zalun Pyidawpyan Image Festival
Baw-gyo Festival
Kakku Pagoda Festival Pindaya Cave Festival

Tabaung Fullmoon Day
Armed Forces Day,

Yangon

Nationa-wide

Ngapudaw (Pathein) 
Patheingyi, Mandalay

Hopin, near Myitkyina

Zalun (Pathein)

Shipaw�

Kakku ( Shan State)
(Pindaya)

Nation-wide

Nation-wide

APR

Myanmar New Year Festival (Water Festival)
Popa Nat or Spirits Festival

Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival

Whole Country

Mt. Popa (Mandalay Division)

Bago

MAY

May Day
Kason Watering Tree Festival
(Kason Fullmoon Day)
Shwe Kyet Yet Event

Nation-wide

Nation-wide

Amarapura

JULY

Waso Fullmoon Day

 Martyr's Day

Nation-wide

Nation-wide

AUG

Maha Dok Festival on Wagaung Full Moon Day Taungpyone Nats or Spirits Festival 

Nation-wide

Taungpyone, Mandalay

SEPT

Tawthalin Boat Races
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda  Festival
Taung Byone Festival
Yadanar Gu Festival

Nation-wide

Inle (Shan State)

Matara

Amarapura

OCT

Thadingyut Festival of Lights
Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda Festival
Kyaukse Elephant Dance Festival
Shwezigon Festival
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda Festival
Pindaya Cave Festival
Myathalon Festival

Nation wide

Inle (Shan State)

Kyaukse (Mandalay)

Bagan

Mandalay

Pindaya

Magwe

NOV

Tazaungmone Festival of Lights
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda/ Golden Rock Festival 
Hot Air Balloons & Fireworks Festival
Shwezigon Festival
Thanbodde Pagoda Ceremony

Phowintaung Festival

Kaunghmudaw Pagoda Festival

National Day

Nation-wide

Kyaik ・span class=SpellE>Hto, Mon State

Taunggyi

Bagan

Monywa

Monywa

Sagaing

Nation-wide

DEC

Christmas
Karen New Year

ShweMyetMhan(Golden Spectacle)Pagoda Festival

Churches

Karen State

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