The Tazaungdaing Festival is a magnificent flying lantern festival in Myanmar. This enchanting festival features hundreds of intricately decorated lanterns soaring through the night sky's darkness.

If you're curious about the festival's location and schedule, check out this article to find out more about it!

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The launch of the flying lantern at the Tazaungdaing Festival began in 1894. At that time, England was holding a lantern competition at Taunggyi.

Meanwhile, traditionally, the Tazaungdaing Festival is an event to pay homage to the Culamani Cetiya in Tavitisma, a paradise in Buddhist cosmology and the home of the gods. In addition, the people of Myanmar fly colorful lanterns to commemorate the day Buddha returned from a visit by his mother's reincarnated spirit.

Currently, the Tazaungdaing Festival is a flying lantern competition. Events are held in the afternoon and evening. During the day, flying lanterns take the form of animals and mythical creatures. While at night, there are fireworks and also beautiful lanterns flying in the night sky.

Apart from that, there are other events during the Tazaungdaing Festival: fortune-telling contests, wooden carousels, parties, and other games.

Tazaungdaing Festival is usually held in the Shan state of Myanmar. Tazaungdaing Festival is one of the national holidays in Myanmar. This festival takes place on the full moon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, marking the end of the rainy season.

The Tazaungdaing Festival also marks the final period of the Kathina, in which the monks are given new robes and robes.

In 2023, the Tazaungdaing Festival will take place on November 26-27th, 2023. The festival is held in the capital city of Shan State. During the festival, you can see beautiful flying lanterns decorating the sky of Myanmar.

No need to worry while there; residents are very friendly to welcome tourists. You can join in enlivening the Tazaungdaing Festival by lighting candles and releasing flying lanterns.

If you are curious about the excitement of the Tazaungdaing Festival, don't miss it!

There are various ways that you can choose to get to Shan state (where the Tazaungdaing festival takes place) from Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar. First, you can use a plane and enter the country via Lashio Airport, Kyaing Tong Airport, or Heho Airport.

You can also use the train, which will present the most scenic route to Shan. For a more affordable trip, you can use the bus. There are many buses to choose from, ranging from luxury to economy class.

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