People light candles on the pre-full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
YANGON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's traditional Thadingyut festival starts on Oct. 9 this year. The three-day festival, also known as the lighting festival, is the second most popular festival in the Southeast Asian country after the traditional Thingyan water festival.
During the lighting festival, Buddhists hang lanterns at homes, workplaces and streets for decoration, and children play with toy lanterns in the streets.
A street vendor sells colorful heart-shaped balloons during the Thadingyut festival at the People's Park in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
People light candles on the pre-full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
People watch a fireworks show during the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
A street vendor sells colorful heart-shaped balloons during the Thadingyut festival at the People's Park in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
People light candles during the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
People watch fireworks show during the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
People light candles on the pre-full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows people visit the People's Park during the Thadingyut festival in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) ■
