Thingyan
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Thingyan, also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in the middle of April. Thingyan marks the transition from the old year to the new one, based on the traditional Myanmar
Thingyan festival of Pagan Kingdom
Mandalay City Thingyan 1950.
A depiction of Thagyamin at Shwedagon Pagoda
A 19th-century watercolor depicting Thingyan water play
Sinhalese New Year
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Sinhala New Year, known as Aluth Awurudda in Sinhala, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people. The timing of the Sinhala New Year coincides with the ne
"Aluth Awurudu" festival sweetmeats including kavum, kokis, and kiribath (milk rice)
The blossoming flowers of the Yak Erabadu is associated with the advent of the New Year
Kokis are a popular snack eaten during the New Year
Konda Kavum another dish eaten during the New Year