Yangon's first Christmas market was held from 23 to 25 December 2017. The road-long christmas market was filled with food vendors and stage performances. Well-known Myanmar singers like Chit Thu Wai and Chan Chan drew big crowds. We squeezed tightly beside each other and humming to the songs together. Bogyoke Road was blocked off starting from Junction City traffic light to St Mary's Cathedral. St Mary's Cathedral, the biggest church in Yangon was also filled with fun activit

Santa arrived at Winner Inn yesterday and told us to wrap up his freshly baked muffins in time for Christmas. Our Winner Elves went to work and got them ready in time for the special day. Merry Christmas from Yangon, Myanmar! Featuring: Winner Inn's Moist Chocolate Chip Muffins #culture #publicholiday #christmas #tradition

Thingyan is the Burmese New Year that falls in mid-April. It is a Buddhist festival celebrated by throwing water on one another to cleanse away the sins and bad deeds of the past year before the new year arrives. Thingyan is also the longest public holiday for the Burmese people. This year, the public holiday is from 11 April to 20 April. Painting of Thingyan from the Pagan dynasty. Thingyan celebrated in a traditional way by splashing water to passersby using buckets in the