People pay homage on Myanmar's traditional Thadingyut lantern festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 24, 2018. The Thadingyut lantern festival is held on the full moon day of the ...

YANGON (Xinhua): Thadingyut, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of Myanmar's most significant religious festivals, said Arkar Kyaw, director of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture.

YANGON: Approximately 200,000 domestic and foreign pilgrims visited the sacred Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock Pagoda) in Kyaiktiyo during the Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing festival periods, according to ...

Thadingyut, the lighting festival to mark the end of Buddhist Lent, in Yangon, Myanmar, is held every year in October. A Buddhist monk watches an illuminated carrousel in spin, Mandalay, Myanmar, ...

Chaung U: At least 40 people were killed after a motorised paraglider dropped two bombs during a festival event and a protest against Myanmar's military government in Chaung U township. The incident ...

YANGON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- As the full moon of Thadingyut draws near, people across Myanmar are busy preparing for the festival, decorating their homes and shops with colorful lanterns and returning ...

The Thadingyut Festival of Myanmar is a Buddhist festival that's held on the full moon day of the Myanmar's lunar month of Thadingyut. The festival marks Lord Buddha's descent from heaven after he ...

YANGON — Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival on Sunday, some offering prayers for a country plunged into turmoil by last ...

People visit the Uppatasanti Pagoda during the Thadingyut Festival in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Oct. 29, 2023. Myanmar's traditional Thadingyut festival starts on Oct. 28 this year. The Thadingyut ...

YANGON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- As the clock struck 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, the sky above People's Square and Park in Yangon was transformed into a canvas of brilliant colors. Fireworks burst into life, ...