TOKYO, Apr 15 (News On Japan) –
The Myanmar group in Tokyo gathered in Koto Ward on Sunday to have a good time the Myanmar New Year, marked yearly on April seventeenth. The pageant, often called “Thingyan,” attracted round 10,000 members this 12 months, together with each the native Myanmar inhabitants and Japanese company.
Women wearing vibrant conventional apparel carried out customary dances which are a staple in the course of the New Year celebrations in Myanmar. The pageant additionally supplied an array of do-it-yourself dishes, permitting attendees to savor the flavors of Myanmar.
One of the guests commented, “It’s a lot of fun. It feels like I’ve returned to Myanmar. It would be even more enjoyable with the water-throwing tradition, but even here, you can really feel the spirit of Myanmar.”
In Myanmar, the Thingyan pageant additionally passed off on April 14th, the place the throwing of water is a central component. This act symbolizes washing away the misfortunes and dust of the previous 12 months to welcome the brand new one.
The organizers expressed their hopes to deepen cultural understanding by means of the pageant’s continued celebration in Japan, bringing collectively traditions and folks in a vibrant and significant alternate.
Source: ANN