What does the Water Festival mark in Burma/Myanmar?
Water Festival and monastery. Young people visit elders to pay respect during this period. The Myanmar New Year "Thingyan" is announced by the traditional calendar of Myanmar Team and normally falls around 13 April. Cambodia celebrates the Cambodian New Year from 13 to 15 April (ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ or សង្ក្រាន្ត). The Lao New Year, called Songkran (ສົງກຣານ) in the Lao language, is celebrated every year from 13 to 15 April. The Thai New Year (สงกรานต์ = Songkran in Thai language) is fixed every year from 13 to 15 April. "Water Festival" is often a confusing term for foreigners in Cambodia because the Khmer New
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