http://blog.myanmarupperland.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Festival Dates in 2010 http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/festival-dates-in-2010/ http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/festival-dates-in-2010/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:11:56 +0000 Office-MUL http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/?p=774 No. Festival Venue Date 1 Ananda Pagoda Festival Bagan 23 Dec. 2009 – 2 Jan 2010 The biggest and most important festival in Upper Myanmar, villagers coming by ox-carts, offering of filled alms bowls to one thousand monks in the vicinity of villages.

2 Kachin Manaw Festival Myitkyina 29 – 30  Dec. 2009
This festival will be celebrated in 4th year or 10th year.

3 Nar-Ga New Year Festival Chin State 3-5 January 2010
They meet once a year to sing, dance and feast, dressed in the fanciest of their costumes.

4 Mahamuni Pagoda Festival Mandalay 15 Jan – 6 Feb 2010
Devotees light bonfires offering heat to the Image and offering Htamane, sticky rice feast to the monks.

5 Nyan Taw Pagoda Festival

 Pyin Oo Lwin 21 – 29 January 2010
It is a famous pagoda festival in Pyin Oo Lwin and several Shan and other ethnic groups from the hills come to sell their products.

6 Golden Hill Top Festival Kyaik Khauk Pagoda Syrium 24 – 30 January 2010
Pagoda festival with multitude of stalls, entertainments such as Zats, Anyeints, stage show and movies eh whole night. Coming ox-carts near villages.

7 Htamane Festival Throughout the country 29 January 2010
Cooking giant pan of sticky rice with ginger, coconut, peanuts and lots of sesame, offering to monks and neighbours and friends.

8 Shwe Saryan Pagoda Festival Patheingyi, Mandalay 19 February – 1 March 2010
45 minutes drive form Mandalay, materials made of dried toddy palm leaves are the best selling village products. Young people play water for fun in the Douhtawaddy River.

9 Indawgyi Festival, Hopin

 Myitkyina 20-28 February 2010
100 miles far from Myintkyina. One intriguing fact is that two sandbanks are washed up by the waves before the festival and disappear into the lake shortly after the festival.

10 Baw-Gyo Festival

 Hsipaw – Shan State 22 – 27 February 2010
Four Buddha Images brought out for display, worship and gilding with gold leaf. Especially Palaung tribes from the hill sell their products. Many kinds of gambling are allowed during the festival days only.

11 Ko Gyi Kyaw Spirit Festival

 Pakhan, Yayza Gyo Township 15 – 22  February 2010
A happy spirit who loves drinking and gambling.

12 Kekku Pagoda Festival

 Taunggyi 27 February – 1 March 2010
There are more than 2000 pagodas from several centuries ago in the complex. Pa-O, Shan and Danu national races come to celebrate this festival.

13 Pindaya Cave Festival

 Pindaya 27 February – 1 March 2010
Many stalls selling delicious local food, Shan handicrafts, cheroots, Shan umbrella etc.., joining Shan tribes in their colourful costumes.

14 Nay Win Taung Pagoda Festival

 Pyin Oo Lwin 27 February 2010
Traditional Shan festival.

15 Maung Dong Nat Festival

 Monywa 4 – 14 March 2010
This festival is known to be the most important gathering of witches imaginable. During this festival all 37 kinds of Nats will be placed in a shrine, devotees offering them bunches of banana, green coconuts, betel leaves, flowers and money bouquets.

16 Ah-Lone Festival (Nat)

 Monywa 8 -14 March 2010
12 km north of Monywa, the heroine of this festival is Ma Ngwe Daung (Nat), a daughter of the Ah-Lone Bodaw. The celebration of this festival is related to the love story of Ma Ngwe Daung.

17 Popa Ceremony, Mt. Popa

 Popa 12 April
Nat dances on Mt. Popa. Very crowded and difficult to get up the mountain.
18 Water Festival and Myanmar New Year

 Through out the country 13- 17 April 2010
One of the most famous traditional festival.
19 Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival

 Bago 21 February – 2 April 2010
Classical theatre troupes perform their best here so they will be booked by agents for the next pagoda festival season.

20 Ritual of pouring water on the Bodhi Tree

 Throughout the country 27 April 2010
Pilgrims pour water on the Bodhi trees which Buddha gained enlightenment under that kind of tree.

21 Shit-Thaung Pagoda Festival

 Mrauk Oo 24-27 April 2010
Same as the other pagoda festival with exciting traditional boxing show.
22 Shwe Kyet Yet Event Amarapura 26 – 27 April 2010
Crowded with people pouring water to the sacred Bodhi tree.
23 Sand Stupa Festival (Yahai) Mandalay 27 April 2010
Stupas with five segments are built with sand within 01 night. Each layer of white sand is supported by bamboo-mats and -posts.
24 Pakokku Thiho Shin Pagoda Festival Pakokku 22 -27 May 2010
Pakokku is an old traditional town on the western bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River. This region products such as dried chili, homespum basket and tobacco are sold every year. The best thanakha trees grow in this area.

25 Waso Festival Throughout the country 26 July 2010
Pilgrims offer flowers at Pagodas and offer new robes to monks.

26 Chinlon Festival Mandalay 17 – 27 July
Chin Lone (cane ball) tournament held in Mahamuni Pagoda compound almost a month for every day and night.

27 Shwe Kyun Pin Nat Pwe

 Mingun 12 – 15 August 2010
Farmers offer flowers and pray in order to be granted a good harvest for the next season and to the delight of hundreds of spectators.
28 Taung Pyone Spirit Festival near Mandalay 12 – 25 August 2010
Famous Nat festival celebrated to the two spirit brothers attended by tens of thousands of mediums and worshippers. Orchestras come to play for the mediums who dance to make the spirits joyful.

29 Yadana Gu Spirit Festival Amarapura 6 – 8 Sept 2010
This festival honors the mother of the two spirit brothers of Taung Pyone. She is the Goddess of Popa, near Bagan.
30 Bo Bo Gyi Nat Festival

 Amarapura 16 – 28 September 2010
Bo Bo Gyi is believed to have high level alchemical and to have expired to become a Nat.
31 Shwezigon Pagoda Festival

 Nyaung Oo, Near Bagan 9 – 23 October 2010
On the fullmoon day, there is a ritual of offering a filled alms bowl to a thousand and more monks and novices. Lacquer ware, glazed pots and hand woven cotton blankets are sold by villagers living in the region at this great country fair.
32 Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival Inle Lake 9 – 26 October 2010
The most holy of all Shan celebration, four Buddha statues on a royal barge is ceremoniously tugged by the procession of leg-rowed boats.
33 Indein Pagoda Festival Inle Lake 9 – 12 October 2010
Buddhist ceremony held at unique site of old shrine complex in Inle Lake.
34 Festival of Light

 Throughout the country 22 – 24 October 2010
People decorate their houses with candles and colourful lanterns to commemorate the Buddha returning to earth after preaching in the abode of heaven.

35 Manuha Pagoda Festival Bagan 22 – 23 October 2010
This festival is one of the famous festivals in Bagan.
36 Kyaukdawgyi Pagoda Festival Mandalay 20 -27 October 2010
This festival is for all pagodas at the foot of Mandalay Hill with multitude of stalls, especially Zat entertainment, offering of filled alms bowls to thousands of monks.
37 Dancing Elephant Festival Kyaukse 22 – 23 October 2010
Competition of decorated cloth elephant dancing with two men inside, giving gold prize to the winner.
38 All Night Robe Weaving Contests

 Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon 20 – 21 November 2010
The evening before the fullmoon day, teams of weavers compete to finish a monk’s robe during the night, to be offered to images at dawn the next day.
39 Balloon Flying Festival Taunggyi 16 – 21 November 2010
The most well known hot-air balloon competition.
40 Popa Guardian Spirits Festival

 Mount Popa, near Bagan 21 -26 December 2010
One of the most well known Nat Festivals.

41

 Kyaik-hti-yo (or) Golden Rock Pagoda Nine Thousand Lamps

 “Golden Rock” Pagoda, Mon State 31 December 2010
“Golden Rock” Pagoda devotees light nine thousand lamps to welcome the New Year.

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This kind of tree grows in Upper Myanmar during spring. Rural people cook this flower and fermented bean paste (poneyeegyi) as a curry, it is very delicious to eat.

]]> http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/spring-beauty-of-mandalay/feed/ 0 現状 http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/%e7%8f%be%e7%8a%b6/ http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/%e7%8f%be%e7%8a%b6/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:04:25 +0000 KONKI NIHONGO http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/?p=740 現状・１　世界第二翡翠

ミャンマーは地下資源が多い国であるに従って、カチン民族が住んでいるカチン州のファーカン地方は、世界でルビー、翡翠、サファイヤーなどが一番多く取れる産地です。2000年に3000トンの重さがある世界第一翡翠がそのファーカン地方で発掘されましたが、今年の2010年に115トンの重さがある世界第二翡翠（今まだ現場にある）を今月の3月にヤンゴンで行う“宝石展示会”で展示する予定です。「入力日：2010年3月1日（月）　情報」

現状・２　マンダレー操り人形劇場の日本公演

ミャンマー糸操り人形芝居の一座マンダレー人形劇場（Mandalay Marionettes Theater）を招聘し、日本公演や様々なイベントを行い、大きな反響を得ました。

それ以来、劇団とは交流が深く、活発な伝承活動についても注目してきました。

今回、日本とミャンマーの糸操り人形を通した相互交流の機会に、ぜひ参加しもらいたく、申し入れて快諾を得ました。

THE FOUNDATION MODERN PUPPET CENTER have the pleasure to invite the Mandalay Marionettes Theater from 23th to 31. March 2010 for the Exchange Workshop and Performance between Mandalay Marionettes Theater and Masuda Marionette Theater in Japan. The program will be executed as follows.

1) Title of project :

Exchange Workshop and Performance between Mandalay Marionettes Theater and Masuda Marionette Theater in Japan.

2) Term of invitation  :

from March 23th  to  March 31st 2010

3)Artist :

1. Ms. Daw Ma Ma Naing（ドー・マ　マ　ナイン）

2. Mr. U Than Nyunt（ウー・タン　ニョン）

3. Mr. U Pan Aye（ウー・パン　エー）

4. Mr. U Mya Han（ウー・ミャ　ハン）

5. Ms. Daw Aye Shwe（ドー・エー　シュエ）

4)Sponsor :

Foundation Modern Puppet Center & Shimane Prefecture Foundation for Cultural Promotion

5)Purpose :

Cultural exchange and Development between Mandalay Marionettes Theater and Masuda Marionette Theater in Japan.

6)Planning, Producing and Inviting :

Foundation Modern Puppet Center

7)Financial Condition :

We will pay flight charge, fee of transportation (both international and domestic), meal, accommodation, insurance, visa.

Katsuto Morimoto

Chairperson

Foundation Modern Puppet Center

Kawasaki City, Japan

Schedule

03/ 23 ~ 24/ 2010                       arrival in Japan and moving to Masuda city

03/ 25/ 2010                  off

03/ 26/ 2010                  a rehearsal of performance

03/ 27/ 2010                  a exchange workshop with the marionette troupe of Masuda.

( learn technique each other )

03/ 28/ 2010                        a performance (your troupe and the marionette troupe of Masuda)

03/ 29/ 2010                  exchange workshop against children of Masuda city

03/ 30/ 2010                  off

03/ 31(or 04/ 01)/ 2010   moving and departure

お問い合わせ先

CHIEMI  TSUKADA

t-chie@eva.hi-ho.ne.jp

foundation Modern Puppet Center

tel. 044-777-2228

fax. 044-777-3570

http://www.puppet.or.jp

「入力日：2010年3月8日（日）　情報」


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Mandalay Archaeological Zone (incl:Inwa) US$ 10
Mingun and Sagaing Hill US$ 3
Bagan Archaeological Zone US$ 10
Hpo Win Taung Caves (Monywa) US$ 2
Thanboddhay Pagoda (Monywa) US$ 3
Inle Lake Zone US$ 3
Kachin State Cultural Museum US$ 2
Youqson Kyaung (Salay) US$ 3

Lower Myanmar

Shwedagon Pagoda US$ 5
Yangon Museum US$ 5
Bago sites US$ 10
Mrauk U US$ 10
Kyaikhtiyo US$ 6
Mawlamyine’s Mon Cultural Museum US$ 2
Sittwe US$ 7
Thayekhittaya ruins near Pyay US$ 5
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tsuduku

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]]> http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/%ef%bc%91%ef%bc%98%e3%83%bb%e4%bb%96/feed/ 0 １７・日本語大学, 日本語学校 http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/%ef%bc%91%ef%bc%97%e3%83%bb%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e5%ad%a6%e6%a0%a1/ http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/%ef%bc%91%ef%bc%97%e3%83%bb%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e5%ad%a6%e6%a0%a1/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:04:58 +0000 KONKI NIHONGO http://blog.myanmarupperland.com/?p=686 ミャンマーの日本語大学

１・外国語大学（ヤンゴン）

２・外国語大学（マンダレー）

マンダレーの日本語学校「個人的」

１・根気日本語センター「KONKI Japanese Language Centre」

２・乗り気日本語学校「NORIKI Japanese Language School」

３・一番日本語学校「ICHIBAN Japanese Language School」

４・人センター「HITO Japanese Language Centre」

５・日緬交流センター「JME Japanese Language School」

６・富士山日本語学校「FUJISAN Japanese Language School」

７・マンダレー日本語学校「MANDALAY Japanese Language School」

8・「AUNG ZA BU Japanese Language School」

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2. Ms.

3. Ms.

4. U THAUNG NAING OO「多運　那院　宇宇先生」

5. U HTUT KYAW「トゥッ　チョー先生」

6. U ZAW MIN OO「ゾー　ミン　ウー先生」

7. U YE YINT「イェー　イェン先生」

8. U WAI PHYO NAING「ウェ　ピョウ　ナイン先生」

9. U THAW ZIN OO「トー　ゼン　ウー先生」

10. DAW KHIN SWE「キン　ソェ先生」

11. DAW KYU KYU TIN「チュー　チュー　テン先生」

12. DAW MOE MOE「モー　モー先生」

13. DAW TIN MOE MYAING「ティン　モー　ミャイン先生」

14. DAW NAN KHIN HTAY WIN「ナン　キン　テー　ウェン先生」

15. DAW YI MIN「イー　ミン先生」

16. DAW CHUE THET HLE「チュー　テッ　レー先生」

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