Burmese New Year
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Burmese New Year, also known as Thingyan, is a traditional multi-day water festival in Myanmar that marks the transition to the new year with ritual cleansing, merit-making, and widespread public celebrations.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Songkran | 2 |
| Burmese New Year water festival | 1 |
| Myanmar New Year | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year celebration
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ festival ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thingyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist New Year
ⓘ
hot season in Myanmar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Bamar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various ethnic groups in Myanmar ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Burmese culture ⓘ |
| duration | multiple days ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | traditional Burmese lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| governmentStatus | official public holiday in Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
community events
ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ religious observances ⓘ secular festivities ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
charitable giving
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merit-making ⓘ offering alms to monks ⓘ paying respect to elders ⓘ public street celebrations ⓘ releasing fish and birds ⓘ ritual cleansing ⓘ temporary water pavilions ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ visiting pagodas ⓘ water throwing ⓘ |
| language | Burmese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks | start of the Burmese New Year ⓘ |
| purpose |
cultural continuity
ⓘ
merit accumulation ⓘ social bonding ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Burmese calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist New Year festivals in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| similarTo |
Lao New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songkran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
spiritual renewal
ⓘ
transition from old year to new year ⓘ washing away sins and bad luck ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | end of the dry season ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
cleaning homes and monasteries
ⓘ
decorating with flowers ⓘ making special festive foods ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | April ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Myanmar New Year
this entity surface form:
Burmese New Year water festival
this entity surface form:
Songkran
this entity surface form:
Songkran