title: Tazaungmon
text: # Tazaungmon
  
  Tazaungmon (Burmese: တန်ဆောင်မုန်း; also spelt Tazaungmone) is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
  
  ## Festivals and observances
  
  * Kahtein (Thadingyut - Tazaungmon)
  * Full moon of Tazaungmon
     * Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights (တန်ဆောင်တိုင်မီးထွန်းပွဲ)
        * Matho Thingan Robe Weaving Festival (Yangon)
     * Founding of Taungoo (16 October 1510)
     * Fire Balloon Festival (Taunggyi, Shan State)
     * Intha Day
  
  ## Tazaungmon symbols
  
  * Flower: Luffa acutangula
  