The Thingyan festival in downtown Yangon I Myanmar I 2019 [Repeat for COVID-19 stay home period]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the world by storm. Please be safe and practice Social Distancing to flatten the curve of disease progression! Traditional Thingyan water festival has kicked off in Myanmar’s regions and states in full swing. Thingyan water festival will last until April 16 and the new year will fall on April 17, in which Myanmar people decide to turn over a new leaf and leave misfortunes from the old year. Yangon region’s water throwing pavilion was unveiled Friday by the chief minister in front of the region’s City Hall located in the downtown area of Yangon city. The opening ceremony was followed by the performances by the Myanmar traditional dancer troupes in colorful dresses with Thingyan music. Special celebrations featuring “Walking Thingyan Festival“ was also being celebrated by people roaming around the city to receive the water-throwing from pandals where people throw water using hoses. Among Myanmar’s 12 seasonal festivals throughout the year, the Thingyan water festival represents