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In
September (Tawthalin)
'Boat Races
''Tawihalin" (September) is the sixth month on Myanmar
calendar and it is the time for royal regatta festivals
which is being revived by the state with the holding of
festivals as of yore complete with pageantry and boat races.
September is the month when boat races are held in
practically every pond, river and lake throughout the
country.
Paung-de (Buddha's Tooth Relic Festival)
'Buddhist devotees from all over the country come to Paung-de
(Buddha's Tooth Relic Festival), 130 miles north of Yangon,
to worship this sacred relic brought out once a year (in
September)from its vaults. It is taken around the town on an
elephant in a procession.
Phaung Daw 0o Pagoda Festival
Four Buddha images (in Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda) are
ceremoniously tugged clockwise around the lake on the royal
barge by leg-rowing boats and return home on third waning
day. Leg-rowing boat races are held throughout the event.
Tawthalin (In September)
Boat Races
Venue - Whole Country
Buddha's Tooth Relic Festival
Venue - Paung de
Phaung Daw 0o Pagoda Festival
18-day festival ending Oct 24th
Venue - Inlay Lake, Shan State.
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