Festival of Lights
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The Festival of Lights is a major Buddhist celebration in Myanmar marking the end of Buddhist Lent, known for homes, streets, and pagodas illuminated with candles and lanterns to honor the Buddha’s descent from heaven.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Festival of Lights (Myanmar) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thadingyut Festival
NERFINISHED
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Thadingyut Lighting Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
acts of reconciliation
ⓘ
end of Vassa (Buddhist Lent) ⓘ merit-making ⓘ offerings to monks ⓘ paying respect to elders ⓘ |
| calendar | Burmese lunar calendar ⓘ |
| centralRitual |
illuminating homes
ⓘ
illuminating pagodas ⓘ illuminating streets ⓘ lighting candles ⓘ lighting oil lamps ⓘ lighting paper lanterns ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of Myanmar’s most important Buddhist festivals ⓘ |
| duration | 3 days ⓘ |
| endOfPeriod | three-month rainy-season retreat ⓘ |
| festivalType | light festival ⓘ |
| hasReligiousServices |
chanting
ⓘ
offerings at pagodas ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| honors | Buddha’s descent from heaven ⓘ |
| lightingSymbolism |
dispelling darkness
ⓘ
expression of gratitude ⓘ honor to the Buddha ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Buddhist monastic retreat ⓘ |
| marks | end of Buddhist Lent ⓘ |
| mythologicalEventCommemorated | Buddha’s return from Tavatimsa heaven ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigure | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Buddhists in Myanmar
ⓘ
Myanmar diaspora communities ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Thadingyut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicSpacesDecorated |
bridges
ⓘ
houses ⓘ pagodas ⓘ streets ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| socialActivity |
community celebrations
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family gatherings ⓘ visiting pagodas ⓘ |
| traditionalPractice |
asking forgiveness from parents and elders
ⓘ
offering alms ⓘ offering food to monks ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
October
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late September ⓘ |
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