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ThinGyan Association presents
Sixteenth Annual Rakhaing Thingyan
Burmese New Year Water Festival
GET READY TO GET WET...
BURMESE WATER FESTIVAL -- Upper West Side – July 18
Spray, splash and soak your friends and family at the 16th Annual Rakhaing Thingyan Water Festival, a celebration of the Burmese New Year and culture, on Sunday, July 18, 2010, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The festival is located on the Upper West Side – PS9 Playground -- 100 West 84th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue
FREE TO ALL -- GREAT FOR KIDS
VIA SUBWAY:
1 Train to 86th Street
C Train to 81st Street or 86th Street
BUSES along Central Park West, Amsterdam Avenue, Columbus Avenue and Broadway are also options
The Burmese Water Festival is highlighted by an age-old tradition where children and adults joyously pour water on each other to be rid of last year's troubles. Wet or dry, come experience local Burmese cuisine, singing, dancing, music, arts and crafts, raffle drawings and children's games.
Known as a time for men to court women and flirt, the event will also include the Laung Hlay, a traditional Rakhaing racing boat, which is filled with water and guarded by women. Young men wishing to play must ask a woman permission to have a bowl of water from the boat. If she agrees, they will splash each other, and when his bowl is empty, he must ask again for more. Once the Laung Hlay is empty, another group is given a turn to splash. Many marriages have resulted from water play at the Laung Hlay.
The Burmese Water Festival is sponsored by ThinGyan Association, a non-political, not-for-profit Burmese-American social organization devoted to preserving and sharing the colorful, multi-ethnic heritage of Burma.
NOTE: Photography available
For more information, please visit www.thingyan.org
TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW OR FOR MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE CONTACT SAMMY SAMUELS 646 734 8472 or samuelssammy@yahoo.com
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