Ananda Pagoda Festival
Date : Full Moon of Pyatho to 15th Waning of Pyatho
Location : Bagan
Duration : 15 days
This is one of the most famous pagoda festivals in Bagan which is located in central Myanmar. Ananda festival is going on continuously since Began period. People are offered bowls of alms filled with crips to monks who all wait in a line. People from many villages around Bagan came to the festival in bullock-carts and made camps for the whole duration of the festival. Visitors can enjoy the traditional lifestyle of the locals.
Kachin Manaw Festival (Kachin New Year Festival)
Date : Usually around first week of January
Location : Myitkyina, Kachin State
Duration : 1 day
Manaw Festival is held in Kachin State. This is traditional Kachin Manaw festival to celebrate the New Year. Many Kachins from abroad come back to meet and dance at this event.
Naga New Year Festival
Date : Usually January 14th to 16th
Location : Either Lathe or Layshi, Sagaing Region
Duration : 3 days
Naga New Year Festival is one of the rarest ceremonies in Myanmar. Different tribes of Naga gather by the hundreds in their colourful costumes to perform ritual dances.