Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar)
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Tazaungmon is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, marked by the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights and various religious offerings and merit-making activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month of the Burmese calendar
ⓘ
time period ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist religious observances
ⓘ
Kathina ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ almsgiving ⓘ illumination of pagodas ⓘ lighting of oil lamps ⓘ merit-making activities ⓘ offerings to Buddhist monks ⓘ robe-offering ceremonies ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar ⓘ |
| follows | Thadingyut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Tazaungdaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Burmese language ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
end of rainy season in Myanmar
ⓘ
post-Vassa period in Buddhist calendar ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Bamar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various ethnic groups in Myanmar ⓘ |
| partOf | Burmese lunisolar year ⓘ |
| positionInCalendar | eighth month of the Burmese calendar ⓘ |
| precedes | Nadaw ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
time for communal merit-making
ⓘ
time for making offerings to the Sangha ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianPeriod |
November
ⓘ
late October to late November ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Burmese calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.