Myanmar’s Rakhine ethnic women make sandalwood liquid to make fragrant water as they prepare to doze the fragrant water on Buddha images during the first day of annual traditional water festival ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.

The mass water spectacle is intended to wash away all the bad luck and bad deeds and sins of the past year. The major events of the Water Festival occur on the main pedestrian streets of Myanmar's ...

In Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, millions normally take part in a mix of raucous play with uninhibited splashing of water on friends and strangers alike, and sober ceremonies to show respect ...

In Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, ... Myanmar and Thailand celebrate water festival. Associated Press Videos. Updated Sun, April 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM UTC.

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.

Children wearing face masks wait to throw water during the first day of annual traditional water festival also known as “Thingyan”, in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, April 13, 2025.