Photo Essay: 2018 Yangon Thingyan © Phyo ThihaEdited by: Chit Min Maung (http://www.cmmaung.me) Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်; MLCTS: sangkran, [θɪ́ɴdʑàɴ]; Arakanese: [θɔ́ɴkràɴ]; from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means “transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]”[1]) is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and usually falls around […]
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Photo Essay: 2018 Black & White Yangon Thingyan © MarvinEdited by: Chit Min Maung (http://www.cmmaung.me) Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်; MLCTS: sangkran, [θɪ́ɴdʑàɴ]; Arakanese: [θɔ́ɴkràɴ]; from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means “transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]”[1]) is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and usually […]

Photo Essay: 2018 Meiktila Thingyan © Tint Wai MaungEdited by: Chit Min Maung (http://www.cmmaung.me) Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်; MLCTS: sangkran, [θɪ́ɴdʑàɴ]; Arakanese: [θɔ́ɴkràɴ]; from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means “transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]”[1]) is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and usually falls […]

Photo Essay: 2018 Black & White Mandalay Thingyan © Moe Myint SanEdited by: Chit Min Maung (http://www.cmmaung.me) Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်; MLCTS: sangkran, [θɪ́ɴdʑàɴ]; Arakanese: [θɔ́ɴkràɴ]; from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means “transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]”[1]) is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and […]

15 Outstanding Photos From Myanmar Water Festival (aka) Thingyan, 2018
Thingyan (Burmese: သင်္ကြန်; MLCTS: sangkran, [θɪ́ɴdʑàɴ]; Arakanese: [θɔ́ɴkràɴ]; from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means “transit [of the Sun from Pisces to Aries]”[1]) is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and usually falls around mid-April (the Burmese month of Tagu). It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over […]