Myanmar holds traditional sticky rice-making competition after two-year pause

STORY: Myanmar holds traditional sticky rice-making competition after two-year pause DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Htamane competition in Yangon 2. various of people participating in the Htamane competition STORYLINE: Myanmar held a traditional Htamane (sticky-rice) making competition at the country's famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on Friday evening after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was suspended in 2021 and 2022, said U Htay Hlaing, a member of the pagoda's board of trustees, adding it is a Buddhist tradition as well as Myanmar people's tradition. A total of 24 six-member teams participated in the competition, accompanied by traditional music groups and fans, at the pagoda's compound. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein attended the competition. Participants in the competition said that they will offer the food prepared in the competition to monks as well as pilgri

MYANMAR-YANGON-TRADITIONAL HTAMANE-MAKING COMPETITION

MYANMAR-YANGON-TRADITIONAL HTAMANE-MAKING COMPETITION

(230204) -- YANGON, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a traditional Htamane (sticky rice) making competition at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Myanmar holds traditional sticky rice-making competition after two-year pause" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

MYANMAR-YANGON-TRADITIONAL HTAMANE-MAKING COMPETITION

MYANMAR-YANGON-TRADITIONAL HTAMANE-MAKING COMPETITION

(230204) -- YANGON, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a traditional Htamane (sticky rice) making competition at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Myanmar holds traditional sticky rice-making competition after two-year pause" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)