Tazaungdaing Festival
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Tazaungdaing Festival is a major Burmese Buddhist light festival marking the end of the rainy season, celebrated with illuminated offerings, hot-air balloons, and communal merit-making across Myanmar.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Festival of Lights of Myanmar | 1 |
| Lighting Festival of Myanmar | 1 |
| Tabaung Festival | 1 |
| Taunggyi Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival | 1 |
| Tazaungdaing Festival canonical | 1 |
| Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ |
| activity |
almsgiving
ⓘ
communal feasting ⓘ fireworks displays ⓘ hot-air balloon launching ⓘ illumination of pagodas ⓘ lighting of oil lamps ⓘ offering of robes to monks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Festival of Lights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tazaungdaing NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazaungmone Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianMonth | November ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Kahtein robe-offering ceremony
ⓘ
Matho Thingan weaving and offering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burmese culture
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendar | traditional Burmese calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Burmese Buddhists
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhists in Myanmar ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of Myanmar’s major Buddhist festivals ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| features |
decorated streets and homes
ⓘ
illuminated offerings ⓘ paper lanterns ⓘ processions ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| majorLocation |
Mandalay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taunggyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks |
end of the Buddhist Lent in Myanmar
ⓘ
end of the rainy season ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Taunggyi hot-air balloon festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Tazaungmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
accumulation of religious merit
ⓘ
community bonding ⓘ veneration of the Buddha ⓘ |
| regionalScope | nationwide in Myanmar ⓘ |
| relatedFestival | Thadingyut Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | end of Vassa (Buddhist rains retreat) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
dispelling darkness
ⓘ
triumph of wisdom over ignorance ⓘ |
| theme |
light
ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lighting Festival of Myanmar
this entity surface form:
Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights
this entity surface form:
Festival of Lights of Myanmar
this entity surface form:
Taunggyi Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival
this entity surface form:
Tabaung Festival