Flowers and Festivals In
Myanmar (Burma)
January! Auspicious
Colourful
Month
Auspiciousness to you all.
Welcome to Fine Travel & Tour, and firstly we would like to say to come and
explore Myanmar in month of January. It is the colourful month and pleasant month
for visitor who want to explore about Myanmar Culture and Myanmar ethnic
festival, because it just over the celebration of world wide New Year festival
and later come to celebrate Myanmar's ethnic groups Festival. The ceremonies are
not the same with others, they will create your best travel experiences what you
have never been before. During this month, you can enjoy in.
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Festival |
Festival
celebrated on |
Venue |
|
Ananda Pagoda |
15-Jan |
Bagan |
|
Kayin New Year |
03-Jan |
Kayin State |
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Kachin Manaw Festival |
10-Jan to 01-Feb |
Kachin State |
|
Naga New Year. |
15-Jan |
Chin State |
Come to Myanmar & spend your leisure time
during in the month of January
Explore to Naga Land , then shift your travel rout to Northern Myanmar for
dreaming land sightseeing and finally take relax in Myanmar's Ancient city of
Bagan.
Ananda Pagoda Festival (Means of Pagoda Name)
The name of Ananda is not Myanmar language it is derived from original Pali
words
"A- Nanda", and it refer to "The Endless Wisdom Of Buddha". So that the name
represent the sacred wisdom of Buddha.
Date of built
It was built in 1090 AD, during the time of Great King Kyan Sittha.
Character of festival
There is a month long sanctified festival for the temple Ananda; it is usually
fall on January every year. The busiest day of the
Festival on the full moon day of the lunar month. Villagers and pilgrims around
Bagan roll in the sacred site of Ananda for the consecration.
This is also the best time to see not only the ritual of Buddhist but also the
festival is also meant for social gathering, reunification, propagation, and
perpetuation of the religion that is Buddhism. During the festival, walk around
in sea of vendors and shops that sell traditional Myanmar food-staff and enjoy
the local atmosphere in locality.
Most Popular Event in Festival
The most popular event of the festival is "Aneint Pwe" or Myanmar traditional
Opera show and dance show with clown. By going around to the whole area of
festival, you'll see the roll of Myanmar's Bullock Cart and their people who
resided in the space of Pagoda's precinct. At noontime, they stay at their
bullock cart cook their meals, beautify themselves and at evening they going
around and enjoy in activities, or it prepare their goods to sell at nighttime.
They all do their things at their own bullock cart until after the festival.
Play things, made by bamboo, rattan, clay, and bamboo tray, palm leaf box, brass
balance, puppets, pairs of owl, and brooms are unforgettable scene for all
visitors.
The most popular things is making interview to members of Opera who are
beautifying by self and preparing their needed things behind the stage. You can
interview to them and feel about their ways of life.
"The Zenith Beauty Of Central
Myanmar"
Kachin New Year Festivals
If we say about Kachin New Year festival, we should not miss to tell you about
Kachin Manaw Festival. Manaw is the most remarkable event as well as a unique
holy tradition in Kachin State. Manaw festival to celebrate the New Year is the
one you should not miss. It is held in Myit Kyina, the capital of Kachin state
on / around 10th January every year and it's only for one day.
Every adult can participate the Manaw and you are no exception, of course!
Dancing with the rhythmic beat of the ceremonial gong, dressing in their
colorful ceremonial attire, moving anti-clockwise in a big circle to the beat of
the gong, weaving ceremonial sword by men and handkerchief by women, your
transient experience with Manaw will remain with you for along time to come.
Come and have a glimpse of the Manaw and the Kachins'.
What are Manaw?
Manaw is the Kachin traditional dance, which are held in their relevant
emotion. Their aim and their purpose of holding Manaw festival are as follow.
Padan Manaw
It is held for the occasion of overcoming to all dangers / Victory Ceremony.
Soot Manaw
It was held for fellowship party gathering party or reunification party
between each other. So that it is the festival of social activities.
Juu Manaw
It was held when one is feeling unwell or one of their elder was died. So it
is for memorial festivals for their departed relatives.
Kwan Yan Manaw
Held for sharing the power of their great spirit or shift the spirit's
shrine when one of their relative separate from their main compound.
Sha Dicphawt Manaw
It is held to show their new land to their great spirit and chase the
dangers and bad spirit from that land by power of Spirit.
The festival is specially held not only for the consecration of Madine Spirit,
but also for the social activities and economic affairs.
As the first preparation of the festivals, the 4 Manaw poles have to be set at
the ground of their village master's compound. And have to adorn and decorate by
their traditional arts technique. The dance is imitated by the dance of birds so
that they must hold fan or shawl in their hands.
They have to maintain the Manaw poles until after one year of the festivals,
because they can build their spirit shrine by those poles later.
Most foreigner who have been seen the Manaw festivals recommended that it is
very likely to the dance of
Red Indians who live in America. Most of the foreigner use to go and study the
festivals in every January for the occasion of harvest festivals and New Year
festivals.
However Kachin New Year festival is worthiness festival to visit and enjoy
finally we want to invite you to come with our simple itinerary.
"Welcome you from Greenish
Land"
Naga New Year festival
Naga People praying for Naga People Naga Dance their
New Year
Before I tell you about the Naga New Year festival, I would like to
introduce you with our dearly brothers and sisters / Naga people who live in
Chin Hill. They are sub major ethnic group of Myanmar and famous among other
people for their marvelous character their tradition and customs.
In Myanmar there are many kinds of Naga people, but we describe some of their
character, which are very common.
Some facts may be different from your knowledge, but they depend on their
location, and their clan. The Nagas are not a composite people. They speak many
languages. There are 49 sub-groups differentiated by their spoken language.
Appearance 
All men and women are very stout and sub-medium height, the facial index is very
low, the nasal index corresponds to a medium nose, the hair is generally
straight, the skin is brownish yellow. They differ widely in dress and other
cultural traits, as well as in physical features. They belong to Tibeto-Burma
group but yet there are great differences in the details between one tribe and
other, as well as between different people of the same tribe. Some are tall,
some are short. Some are yellow in complexion and some are even brown.
Adornment
Men use to tattoo on their chin and jaw, and use turban woven by rattan and
decorate with feather, and human hair. Cover their body with blanket, which is
dying with red and white colors. Their belt is made by coins, feather, boar
tusks and human hair to hang their Knife. Ladies use to adorn bracelets, and
beads. Some Naga generally wear no upper garment, but the small piece of
garments and copper circular gong to cover their genes. The Naga costumes must
be among the most colorful in the country. Feathers, fangs, teeth, brass, beads,
intricate weaving; they wear everything in every color. The females tattoo their
foreheads and chins.
Place where they live
They live in western site of Myanmar share the border with India. Thus some
of Naga people also live in India. They live mostly around the Patkoi Ranges and
on the western hills of the Chindwin River's sources. North-western Myanmar is
4,313 ft above sea level and 25 40' north latitude.
Literature
They have not their own literature, but language. Then may different depend
on location.
Religion
Spiritcism, animism and sacrifice to spirit each month of a year. Wealth men
sacrifice Bull or Ox, poor men sacrifice pig and other.
Seasonal festival
New Year festival, they call "Khi Bi" and other spirit festivals are their
outstanding ceremonies. All festivals are lead by there.
Occupation
Dry land cultivation and hunting. Some people dive into the river bottom
without any equipment. Their life is really hard! Some people are finding the
ship wreckage, which were sunk during the World War II.
Administration
Each village has their own Head Man and they must be stout, brave, and expert in
martial art.
Sector Of Adult Boys & Girls
According to the custom, girls have to visit to Boys room. Generally, marriage
in the same clan is prohibited but nowadays-modern educated young men and women
are often violating it.
Weapons
Knives, Spares, >>>>>>
Character
Braveness, Hard working, and revengeful people. They always revenge their
intruders, and never forget their enemies. It could broadly be said that they
are straight forward people, honest, sturdy and with a high standard of
integrity.
Art
Mertial Art Dance, Patriotisms dances.
Unforgettable Festival
"Naga" biggest festival is New Year Festival of January 15th, call "Khine
Bi" and organized by Naga festival committee who choose each year's festival
location and details under the control of central government. All "Naga" tribes
send a few delegation to this occasion thus it is the perfect opportunity to see
variety of different "Naga" people at once. There is no cast system among the
Nagas or anyone of the non-Naga tribes.
The special event of the festival is bonfire festival , which is held as special
occasion for New Year. The season was very cold but it was transcending with
beauty. Hundreds of foreigners are gazed and they eagerly want to see how people
will celebrate their New Year festival.
Bon fire festival is held at the center of the ground, and the bonfire is lit.
Start their festival with dance and their dance is very attractive as they take
turns systematically to dance round the bonfire , they are singing happily their
traditional songs. Their dance are rhythmic and lively. Spectators are
enthralled to join the dance. Rice wine is a plenty at the dance Bison and boar
meat and fish are special for New year dinner, Sharing of rice wine is the
sealing of good will between friends and strangers alike. After all, the
festival itself is celebrated to bring friendship, unity and amity.
"Naga" national traditions, including the bonfire dance, are preserved through
the tests of time. It is a rare opportunity to observe ancient traditions
unspoiled.
"Choose your trip to
explore "Naga" land and enjoy in "Naga" New Year Festival with us."
