The Burmese Buddhist New Year Festival. Mingla nit thit kuu par.
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The Burmese Buddhist New Year
Festival
Mingla
nit thit
kuu par
Day 1
Wash away the sins of the old year.
Day 2
Mandats or stages are made the night before.
Day 2
The Water Fights start
National Water Fights
Day 3 Day 4
National Water Fights
Day 3 Day 4
Everybody Water Fights
What is used to spray water?
hoses
huge syringes made of bamboo
water pistols
bowls
buckets
Day 5
Young people will show respect
for older people by
performing hairwashing
for the elderly .
Day 5
Fish are rescued from lakes and rivers drying up under the hot sun,
then kept in huge glazed earthen pots and jars before
releasing into larger lakes and rivers
with a prayer and a wish saying
"I release you once, you release me ten times".
Day 5
Some boys become monks at Thingyan.
So how did one Edinburgh school
celebrate Burmese New Year?
Can you see the children watching through the windows?
Thingyan,
Burmese
New Year
is
fun!