title: Thadingyut
text: # Thadingyut
  
  Thadingyut (Burmese: သီတင်းကျွတ်) is the seventh month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Myanmar term "thadin" (သီတင်း) means the Buddhist Lent (Vassa), which spans the three preceding lunar months and is the tradition of Buddhist monks trying to avoid traveling as Buddha instructed them. The combination "thadingyut" means the liberation from or the end of the Lent.
  
  ## Festivals and observances
  
  * Full Moon of Thadingyut - end of the Buddhist lent
     * Abhidhamma Day
     * Festival of Lights (သတင်းကျွတ် မီးထွန်းပွဲ)
     * Yay Gyaw Festival (Pazundaung Township, Yangon)
  * Pagoda festivals
     * Myathalun Pagoda Festival (Magwe Region)
     * Hpaung Daw U Pagoda Festival (Shan State)
  
  ## Thadingyut symbols
  
  * Flower: Nelumbo nucifera
  