Mandalay to celebrate Thadingyut with 10,000 oil lamps
MANDALAY will hold its grand Thadingyut Festival,
featuring a lighting ceremony of 10,000 oil lamps, along 26th Street between
66th and 73rd Streets on the southern side of Mandalay moat. The festival will
include religious offerings at pagodas, entertainment by famous singers, and
the setting up of traditional food-offering pavilions.
The festival will be officially celebrated on
Thadingyut Full Moon Day, 17 October. However, the streets will be lit up from
the evening of 16 October, the day before the full moon, according to U Tin
Htun Oo, head of the Public Relations and Information Department of the
Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC).
“There will be two main archways, one at the top of
66th Street and another at 73rd Street along 26th Street. Decorative lights
will be set up and adjusted all along 26th Street. The opening ceremony will
begin at 6 pm, featuring a beautiful fireworks display to mark the official
opening. At the corner of 26th Street and 66th Street, an offering of ten thousand
oil lamps will be lit in homage at the replica of the Bagan Shwezigon Pagoda.”
he said.
The entertainment programme will take place in front
of the MCDC office, with performances by renowned national vocalists and the
Mandalay City Development Committee band. The festival will also feature a fair
with market stalls. A total of 12 pavilions for the offering of foods will
serve meals and snacks to attendees from 6 pm to 10 pm throughout the festival.
— Maung Aye Chan/KZL
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