Hot air balloon festival back in Myanmar after 2-year hiatus

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Hot air balloon festival back in Myanmar after 2-year hiatus

STORY: Hot air balloon festival back in Myanmar after 2-year hiatus DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people participating in Pyin Oo Lwin Tazaungdaing lighting festival 2. various of hot air balloons competitions in Pyin Oo Lwin 3. various of dance troupes performing during the event 4. various of hot air balloons STORYLINE: Hot air balloons have returned to the sky over Pyin Oo Lwin, a scenic hill town in central Myanmar after a two-year hiatus. The annual event to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing lighting festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday night the Pyin Oo Lwin Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival was in full swing. The five-day event this year started last Friday, featuring more than 70 hot air balloons, along with traditional dancing and musical performances and sports competition. The event entered its final day on Tuesday. There are three kinds of hot air balloons

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