Traditional Thingyan water festival kicks off in Myanmar

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Traditional Thingyan water festival kicks off in Myanmar

STORY: Traditional Thingyan water festival kicks off in Myanmar DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of Thingyan Water Festival STORYLINE: The Thingyan water festival kicked off in regions and states across Myanmar on Thursday. This year's festival will run until April 16 and the Myanmar New Year falls on April 17. The opening ceremony of Yangon's water festival was held at the mayor's pavilion erected in front of the Yangon City Hall. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein extended wishes to the people for a happy water festival and a prosperous new year. Special celebrations such as walking Thingyan festival in some towns and floating water festival in Inle Lake of Shan State were also featured in this year's traditional water-splashing festival. Among Myanmar's 12 seasonal festivals throughout the year, the Thingyan water festival is grandly celebrated across the country with water-splashing activities an

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