#thingyan

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Feeling festive so-

Happy Thingyan from me 🌿💦

Now get splashed

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Global New Year Celebrations: Cultural Traditions Around the World

The Sangrai festival, celebrated by the Marma people of Bangladesh, is a vibrant New Year celebration that reflects deep cultural, spiritual, and communal values. Observed mainly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sangrai marks the transition of the traditional calendar and usually takes place in mid-April, aligning with regional festivals like Thingyan in Myanmar.

Sangrai festival | Songkran New Year Festival | Koh Chang Island Near Chathaburi Of Thailand | Palawan The Land Of White Sand Beach | People Hardly Visit This Place In Thailand Rayong City 👈.

[not-your-asian-fantasy]

Celebrating the New Year across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar! This vibrant holiday marks new beginnings, coming together with family, and honoring traditions. From Songkran water fights to the enchanting Boun Pi Mai and Thingyan festivities, let’s embrace joy and prosperity in the year ahead!

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Happy Burmese New Year  သင်္ကြန်

In Burma, New Year falls at the time of the Spring Equinox. Today (16th April 2020) marks the last night of the celebrations. During this time, people wear fragrant ‘thanaka’ on their faces. This is made by grinding the bark of the murraya tree. 

Volunteer Sanda does a tour of the Pitt Rivers Museum. During this tour, she points out a small piece of bark, in one of the cases. You can see it on the collections database. 

During her tour, like all the excellent Multaka volunteer guides, she tells a story that brings it to life.

In this video, you can watch Sanda grinding thanaka on her tour.

Sanda – About Burmese Thanaka –(object number 1889.29.102 .3)

Hello, I'm Sanda, from Burma. I want to look at this 'Thanaka' which is from a piece of Mulberry tree bark. It grows in Central Burma, which is the hottest region in Burma.  

We grind the bark to make 'Thanaka' paste with a small amount of water on a circular flat stone called 'kyauk pyin' in Burmese. The paste is yellowish-white or cream colour. It smells really nice. You can design with 'Thanaka' paste on your cheek and nose in patterns, for example leaves, teddy bear, whatever you like. You can wear it on your neck, arms, legs, the whole body, which is to protect your skin from sunburn. When you put it on your skin, you feel cooling.  

There is no age limitation, you can put it on anyone from very little ones or grown ups. I remember putting it on my nephew's face (and a tiny bit of 'Thanaka in his mouth), and on my son as well. However, when they were about 9, they refused to wear 'Thanaka' as they thought that it is for girls! But some boys and men do still wear 'Thanaka' when they are at home. My auntie's husband likes to wear 'Thanaka' when he is at home and he is over 50!

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Every year around April 13th celebrate Myanmar New Year Water festival ( so called Thin Guan) around the country according to Myanmar calendar since Buddha era ( over 2500 yrs ago) .

Copy version of Thai songkran is more famous because Thai Gov knows how to make money from tradition.

Myanmar Military Leaders are very strict to allow foreign visitors to come in till 2015.

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In Thailand and Myanmar, Revelers Splash Their Way Into the New Year

Water guns, foam and powder help wash away last year's sins at Thailand's Songkran and Myanmar's Thingyan water festivals. The festival is often referred to as the world's biggest water fight and is one of Thailand’s biggest tourist attractions.

See more here.