This photo taken on November 6, 2022 shows revellers preparing lanterns to attach to hot-air balloons during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay. - AFP
PYIN OO LWIN, Myanmar, Nov 7, 2022 (AFP): Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons.
The celebrations in the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin have not been held for two years because of the Covid pandemic and unrest following a military coup.
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