Myanmar’s traditional new year celebration, known as Thingyan, takes place over four-to-five days each April, marking the shift from the old year to the new, according to the lunisolar calendar. At ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday ... actual New Year’s Day. In Myanmar, the holiday is called Thingyan. But this year, the ...

Several south-east Asian countries have kicked off their annual water festival holiday ... the actual New Year’s Day. In Myanmar, the holiday is called Thingyan. But this year, the country ...

Several south-east Asian countries have kicked off their annual water festival holiday ... water spray on the first day of Thingyan in Naypyitaw, Myanmar (Aung Shine Oo/AP) In Myanmar, the ...

Southeast Asia Water Festivals Begin, but Earthquake Recovery Blunts Myanmar's Celebrations BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on ...

A man reacts as water is splashed on him during the Songkran festival in Prachinburi ... through water spray on the first day of Thingyan in Naypyitaw, Myanmar (Aung Shine Oo/AP) In Myanmar ...