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Next: 13 to 16 Apr 2027

Thingyan

The Burmese water festival at the new year: pavilions on every road, thabyay flowers and gentle blessings.

Thingyan: The painting of Thingyan festival by Pagan era artists
Photo: Pagan era painter(s), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Thingyan in 2027?

Thingyan 2027 runs from 13 to 16 April 2027. Other years: 2026, 13 to 16 April 2026; 2028, 13 to 16 April 2028.

About Thingyan

Thingyan is Myanmar's new year festival and, with Songkran next door, a water festival. It lasts four or five days from about 13 April, and is thought to mark the descent of the king of the gods, Thagyamin, to earth. Neighbourhoods erect temporary stages, mandats, along the roads, from which people pour water on passersby, dance and sing. In the traditional form the water cleans away the sins of the old year. People also visit monasteries, release fish and birds, wash images of the Buddha and the hair of the elders, and give food to monks. Thabyay flowers, a yellow jasmine-like flower, are worn in the hair, and sweet rice, mont lone yay baw, is eaten.

Thingyan dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearThingyan date
202613 to 16 April 2026
202713 to 16 April 2027
202813 to 16 April 2028

What is eaten

  • mont lone yay baw
  • thagu
  • mohinga

Also part of it, and being written: Mont lone yay baw (The rice ball dessert of the festival.), Thagyamin (The king of the gods who visits.), Songkran (The Thai counterpart.).

More marked on Thingyan

🇲🇲 Yangon, Myanmar and 1 moreShinbyuရှင်ပြု A Burmese Buddhist rite in which a boy goes forth as a novice monk, often at New YearRite of passage 🇲🇲 Bagan, MyanmarAtar-ohအတာအိုး A terracotta vessel prepared for the Myanmar New Year to welcome celestial blessings and purify the home.Festival
About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Thingyan" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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