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Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Festival
Oct/Nov 2006

Programme for Hot Air (Fire) Balloon Festival in Taunggyi
Tazaungdaing Balloon Festival is the most amazing Balloon festival around the world.

 

Date

Programme

30.10.06

Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
31.10.06 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
01.11.06 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
02.11.06 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
03.11.06 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
"Kahtein" donation procession**** from 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
4 Nov 06 At dawn the prize-winning robe will be offered to Lord Buddha
with a great ceremony!
Fullmoon Day
of Tazaung Mone
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***

 

Matho Thingan*

Day Time competition**


Night Time competition***

 


Kahtein procession****

the first finished woven monk robe will be donated to Buddha

Competing over their beauty and the altitude they gain. Balloons are in all kind of shapes, mostly in form of ducks, dragons and other animals!

In the evening after 8 p.m. onwards the competition starts with full
load of fire crackers hanging around the balloons, with all different
shapes and arrangements. Each Balloon last at least 30 min up to 1 hour.
Competing over their beauty, firework and the altitude they gain.

Procession starts at the City hall and proceed to the monasteries for
donations.

 

Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Festival
Nov 2007

Program for Hot Air (Fire) Balloon Festival in Taunggyi
Tazaungdaing Balloon Festival is the most amazing Balloon festival around the world.

 

Date

Programme

19-Nov-07 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
20-Nov-07 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
21-Nov-07 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
22-Nov-07 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
23-Nov-07 Weaving competition, Matho Thingan*
"Kahtein" donation procession**** from 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**
Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***
24-Nov-07

Fullmoon Day of Tazaungmon

At dawn the prize-winning robe will be offered to Lord Buddha
with a great ceremony!

Hot Air Balloon competition, Day time**Hot Air Balloon competition, Night time***

 

Matho Thingan*

Day Time competition**


Night Time competition***

 


Kahtein procession****

the first finished woven monk robe will be donated to Buddha

Competing over their beauty and the altitude they gain. Balloons are in all kind of shapes, mostly in form of ducks, dragons and other animals!

In the evening after 8 p.m. onwards the competition starts with full
load of fire crackers hanging around the balloons, with all different
shapes and arrangements. Each Balloon last at least 30 min up to 1 hour.
Competing over their beauty, firework and the altitude they gain.

Procession starts at the City hall and proceed to the monasteries for
donations.


Some nice photos can be seen at MRTV 3:
http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/pages/tnight2.html

or at Myanmartravelinformation:
http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-photo-gallery/taunggyi-hotairballon-fesival/index.htm

 

 

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