Festival of Lights celebrated in Yangon, Myanmar
Devotees pour water over a Buddha statue during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 18, 2021. The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, falls in the eighth month of the traditional Myanmar calendar. It is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar. (Xinhua/U Aung)
A child lights candles during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 18, 2021. The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, falls in the eighth month of the traditional Myanmar calendar. It is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar. (Xinhua/U Aung)
People light candles during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 18, 2021. The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, falls in the eighth month of the traditional Myanmar calendar. It is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar. (Xinhua/U Aung)
People attend a ceremony during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 18, 2021. The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, falls in the eighth month of the traditional Myanmar calendar. It is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar. (Xinhua/U Aung)
A woman lights candles during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 18, 2021. The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, falls in the eighth month of the traditional Myanmar calendar. It is celebrated as a national holiday in Myanmar. (Xinhua/U Aung)