Traditional Thingyan water festival kicks off in Myanmar


People celebrate with water during the Myanmar's New Year water festival, locally known as Thingyan, in Yangon on April 13, 2023. - AFP

YANGON (Xinhua): The Thingyan water festival kicked off in the all regions and states across Myanmar on Thursday (April 13).

Traditional dance troupes in colourful dresses performed at the opening ceremony of water festival across the n country. This year's water festival of Myanmar will run until April 16 and the Myanmar New Year falls on April 17.

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