Burmese New Year

Burmese New Year Quick Facts

AKA Name	Thingyan, Myanmarese New Year
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2023 Date	April 13, 2023
2024 Date	April 13, 2024

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Burmese New Year in 2023

Thursday, Apr 13

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Burmese New Year History

Burmese New Year seeks to celebrate Thingyan, also known as the Water Festival. Meaning, changing over, Thingyan is a time of festivities. It celebrates the coming of a New Year. This holiday goes on for three days. It involves many participants who take part in the Burmese custom of splashing others with water. This custom is meant to wash away the old year and welcome the new.

Burmese New Year originates from a Buddhist version of a Hindu myth involving the King of Brahmas and the King of Devas. It is observed annually on April 13th.

Top Tweets for Burmese New Year

Updated 05:02

Water Festival in Yangon is the biggest festival of each year to end Burmese year and start a new year . In normal times,millions of people are on street celebrating. The photo speaks the reality how the Myanmar are opposing the junta by not celebrating the festival. https://t.co/CmNbqPoklp
— Aung Kyaw Moe (@akmoe2) April 13, 2023

Please join me in wishing Thai, Lao, Burmese, and Cambodian communities a blessed New Year celebration! The Southeast Asian diaspora adds so much richness to Virginia – Happy Songkran, Happy Thingyan, and Choul Chnam Thmey!
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) April 13, 2023

Happy New Year to the Cambodian, Lao, Thai, Sri Lankan, Burmese, and many more Asian communities which are celebrating today! https://t.co/9DzpJfwMlF
— Tram T. Nguyen (@TeamTram) April 13, 2023

Burmese New Year Facts

The celebrations last for four days, up until the actual first day of the new year.
There are stages set up around cities where people perform traditional Myanmar (or Burma) Thingyan dances.
Cars and people are drenched with water everywhere around the city. Whoever doesn't want to get wet has to stay indoors.
During this time of the year, the weather is extremely warm in Myanmar, so being drenched in water can be quite a relief.
Younger people wash their older family members' hair as a sign of respect.

In the News and Trending for Burmese New Year

Updated 05:02 Two years after the coup, the show of force of the Burmese junta - Jaun News English

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Club Rangoon Celebrates Burmese New Year with April Menu

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Myanmar military airstrike kills dozens days before Burmese new year festival

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Myanmar traditional marching festival before Thingyan Burmese new year coming ដង្ហែក្បួនបុណ្យប្រពៃណី

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Burmese New Year Top Events and Things to Do

Buy some water guns and balloons and have a water fight with your friends and family members.
If you are in New York, mark the day for Waterfight NYC. It's a big water gun fight at Central Park. The event takes place in July, which matches the time of the year many Burmese people celebrate Thingyan in New York.
Have a pool party or go to the beach.
Visit a water park.

Burmese New Year's Day References and Related Sites

www.newmandala.org: Surviving Thingyan

www.austinisd.org: Burmese Celebrate New Year

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