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| Source: bestinmyanmar.com |
Thadingyut Light Festival is an important occasion observed in Myanmar. Before going further, take this quiz to test your knowledge of Myanmar:
1. The Thadingyut Light Festival celebrates
the return of a powerful Hindhu god. True or False? (False)
2. During the Light Festival, elders
must pay their respects to those younger than them as a sign of acceptance.
True or False? (False)
3. As an Asian country, Myanmar
celebrates the Thadingyut Light Festival as an alternative to Christmas –
families must stay indoors and light special scented candles to ward off evil
spirits. True or False? (False)
4. Thadingyut Light Festival is held
over three days – before, during, and after a full moon. True or False? (True)
5. In the country, many believe
there are five revered personalities in everybody’s life. These are: Buddha,
his law, his order of Monks, Parents, and Teachers. True or False? (True)
6. During the months just before the
Light Festival, it is the monsoon season and Myanmar experiences heavy
rainfall. True or False? (True)
Each
year, during the seventh month of the Myanmar calendar (October), the
Thadingyut Light Festival is celebrated throughout Myanmar over three days immediately
following three months of Lent, or Vassa. These three days of festivities come
right after a period of silence and reflection, and is a time for thanksgiving,
with many Myanmar citizens participating in this festival of lights, which has
its roots in the Buddhist religion.
The
sound of music and dance fills the air over the next three days. Many visit relatives
and loved ones during this time of joy to pay their respects. People illuminate
their homes, city streets and buildings with colored electric bulbs to welcome Buddha
and his disciples in this season of rejoicing and remembering those to whom we
owe respect and gratitude.
It
is believed that Buddha had spent the period of lent teaching the gods his law,
and this festival marks his return from the celestial abode. Buddhists believe there
are five Revered ones, namely Buddha, his law, his order of Monks, Parents and
Teachers. During this festival, younger
ones pay respect and offer gifts to Revered ones in their community.
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