Burmese calendar
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The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calendar system
→
lunisolar calendar → traditional calendar → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Myanmar Era
→
Myanmar calendar → |
| associatedReligion |
Theravada Buddhism
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| calendarType |
lunisolar
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| coexistsWith |
Gregorian calendar
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| countryUsedIn |
Myanmar
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|
| determinesDateOf |
Buddhist Lent (Vassa)
→
Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights → Thadingyut Festival of Lights → Thingyan festival → end of Buddhist Lent → |
| eraAbbreviation |
ME
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| eraName |
Myanmar Era
→
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| follows |
apparent motion of the Sun
→
cycles of the Moon → |
| hasDayGrouping |
full moon days
→
new moon days → waning days → waxing days → |
| hasFeature |
metonic-like cycle for intercalation
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|
| hasIntercalation |
intercalary days
→
intercalary months → |
| hasMonth |
Kason
→
Nadaw → Nayon → Pyatho → Tabaung → Tabodwe → Tagu → Tawthalin → Tazaungmon → Thadingyut → Wagaung → Waso → |
| hasMonthType |
lunar month
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|
| hasYearType |
solar year
→
|
| influencedBy |
Buddhist calendar traditions
→
Hindu calendar → Indian lunisolar systems → |
| officialUse |
ceremonial purposes
→
religious calendars → |
| primaryUse |
Buddhist religious observances
→
astrological calculations → traditional holidays → |
| region |
Southeast Asia
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| relatedTo |
Khmer lunar calendar
→
Sinhalese Buddhist calendar → Thai lunar calendar → |
| usedBy |
Bamar people
→
Mon people → Rakhine people → Shan people → various ethnic groups in Myanmar → |
| usedFor |
determining cultural events
→
determining religious festivals → recording historical dates → |
| usedIn |
Myanmar astrology
→
royal chronicles of Burma → |
| yearOneReference |
638 CE
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Burmese calendar
("Myanmar calendar")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Myanmar
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usesCalendar |