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Myanmar gears up for traditional New Year celebrations

Yangon, April 12 (UNI) People in Myanmar are busy preparing to celebrate their traditional New Year as the annual water festival draws near.
The celebration of the traditional New Year festival, also known as the Thingyan Water Festival, this year will run from April 13 to 16, and the traditional Myanmar New Year's Day will fall on April 17.
In the country's major cities, such as Yangon and Mandalay, local residents have already constructed water-throwing pandals for the celebrations.
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