Tag: Buddhist festival
Bangkok revels in first post-pandemic Songkran festival
The festival is a chance for younger Thais and foreigners to indulge in a little booze-fueled revelry
Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha’s golden footprints
The Shwe Sat Taw pagoda in the Magway region was built around footprints that, according to myth, the Buddha left during a visit
Thousands throng Myanmar’s Shwedagon to mark Buddhist festival of lights
The three-day festival marks Buddha's descent from heaven and is normally marked by riotous fireworks displays
15 dead in Myanmar pagoda drowning
Local officials said some died when they tried to cross the poorly marked causeway, which is only around four meters wide
Myanmar devotees climb ‘500 Duck Mountain’ for full-moon festival
The full-moon that marks the end of the rainy season is celebrated across Myanmar in explosions of color, with fireworks, and lanterns
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