The Myanmar Embassy in China held various activities, including water splashing, Thingyan dance performances, and a jewelry exhibition on Sunday and Monday to celebrate the Thingyan Festival. Tagu is ...

A decorated elephant is sprayed with water as people celebrate Myanmar's Buddhist New Year water festival, also known as Thingyan, in Yangon on April 13, 2026. - AFP YANGON: Crowds across Myanmar ...

Performers dance at the opening ceremony of a water pavilion during celebrations to mark Thingyan, Myanmar's New Year water festival, in Yangon April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrates Thingyan during the ...

Dancers performing during celebrations of the Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 13, 2026. The festival, marking the start of the Myanmar New Year, usually occurs in the ...

YANGON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Myanmar New Year's Ata Thingyan Festival will be celebrated peacefully without music or dance, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Thursday.

YANGON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's vibrant Thingyan water festival kicked off on Saturday, with celebrations taking place across the country. Traditional dance troupes in colorful dresses ...

YANGON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- People in Myanmar are busy preparing for celebrating the country's traditional Thingyan water festival as it is drawing near. Inherited from ancient time, Myanmar ...

Ms. Tin Tin Hlaing explained about the background story of Myanmar Thingyan and how they are celebrating today in Myanmar. Oway Thingyan chanting group leader Mr. Ko Min Thit Thit explained about the ...

YANGON, Myanmar - People in Myanmar are busy preparing for celebrating the country's traditional Thingyan Water Festival. During the traditional event, people sprinkle water on one another to clear ...

Thingyan is a time for doing good deeds, purify the past year and turn a new leaf for the next year. While youths enjoy celebrating in Manduts, elders would meditate, donate to charities, and exercise ...