Thadingyut Festival
thadingyut festival burmese သီတင်းကျွတ်ပွဲတော် also known lighting festival myanmar held full moon day burmese lunar month thadingyut custom held end buddhist sabbath vassa second popular festival myanmar thingyan festival new year water festival thadingyut festival celebration welcome buddha’s descent heaven preached abhidhamma mother maya reborn heaven thadingyut seventh month myanmar calendar end buddhist sabbath vassa thadingyut festival least last three day day full moon day full moon day buddha descends heaven day full moon day buddha mother maya died seven day buddha born reborn trayastrimsa heaven male deva order show gratitude motherhood buddha preached abhidhamma deva mother three lenten month descending back mortal world sakradevanamindra ruler trayastrimsa heaven ordered saint evil make three precious stairway stairway made gold silver ruby buddha took middle one ruby nats deva came along right golden stairway brahma left silver stairway buddhist celebrate thadingyut welcome buddha disciple enlightening festooning street house public building colored electric bulb candle represent three stairway thadingyut festival zat pwes myanmar musical play free movie show stage show street around country also lot food stall sell variety myanmar traditional food shop sell toy kitchen utensil item street sometime people walk around street sightseeing fun people like play firecracker fire balloon festival day buddhist usually go pagoda monastery pay homage triple gem paying respect monk offer food buddhist usually fast full moon day young people usually pay respect gadaw parent teacher elderly relative offer fruit gift also paying homage younger people usually ask forgiveness wrongdoing caused upon parent elderly relative throughout year traditionally elder tell youngster forgive wrongdoing continue bless good luck gift pocket money also usual younger sibling pay homage older sibling return elder one wish good luck give pocket money dawei dawei local hold thabeik hmyaw pwe သပိတ်မျှောပွဲ alms bowl filled offertory eg flower water oil lamp candle josssticks set adrift sea shin upagutta shwegyin shwegyin local hold mi hmyaw pwe မီးမျှောပွဲ colorful oil lantern set adrift shwegyin river shin upagutta tradition date back konbaung dynasty established gadaw kathina pavarana uposatha tazaungdaing festival wan ok phansa equivalent thailand ubon ratchathani candle festival vessantara festival