Shan New Year
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Shan New Year is a major cultural and religious festival of the Tai Yai (Shan) people, marked by communal prayers, traditional dances, music, and offerings to welcome the new year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shan New Year canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year festival
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Shan monasteries ⓘ offerings to monks ⓘ prayers for good health ⓘ prayers for peace ⓘ prayers for prosperity ⓘ |
| calendar | traditional Shan lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Shan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai Yai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Shan identity
ⓘ
major festival for Shan people ⓘ |
| culture | Shan culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Shan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai Yai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
Shan decorative arts
ⓘ
Shan traditional costumes ⓘ Shan traditional cuisine ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal prayers
ⓘ
community feasts ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ folk songs ⓘ lighting candles and lanterns ⓘ merit-making ⓘ offerings ⓘ processions ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional drum performances ⓘ traditional music ⓘ visiting temples ⓘ |
| purpose |
expressing gratitude
ⓘ
seeking blessings ⓘ strengthening community bonds ⓘ welcoming the new year ⓘ |
| region | Shan State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| religiousAspect | Buddhist practices ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | occasion for Buddhist merit-making ⓘ |
| socialRole |
community cohesion
ⓘ
intergenerational cultural transmission ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | late year period ⓘ |
| typeOfDance | Shan traditional dance ⓘ |
| typeOfMusic | Shan traditional music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.