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Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» PYIN OO LWIN, Myanmar: 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.
Quiet, please: Myanmar festival stirs debate over religious noise
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» YANGON - From grumbling neighbours to witty memes of the Buddha imploring a man with speakers to "stop your noise", the cacophony around Myanmar's annual Tazaungdaing festival is revving up debate over the modern racket accompanying religious customs.
Crowds dice with death at Myanmar's explosive fire balloon festival
AFP, Published on 12/11/2016
» TAUNGGYI (MYANMAR) - The skies of central Myanmar were set ablaze this week with the beginning of the Taunggyi fire balloon festival, one of the most beautiful and dangerous celebrations in Asia.