About Myanmar

Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is the Land of Human Origin. It is also recognized by the world as the Golden Land. You have to find out why.
Myanmar, officially Union Of Myanmar, also called Burma, Burmese Myanmar, or Pyidaungzu Myanmar Naingngandaw, is a country lying along the eastern coasts of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in southeast Asia.

The country covers an area of 677,000 square kilometers (261,228 square miles) ranging 936 kilometres (581 miles) from east to west and 2,051 kilometers (1,275 miles) from north to south, It is a land of hills and valleys and is rimmed in the north, east and west by mountain ranges forming a giant horseshoe. Enclosed within the mountain barriers are the flat lands of Ayeyarwaddy, Chindwin and Sittaung River valleys where most of the country's agricultural land and population are concentrated.

The length of contiguous frontier is 6,159 kilometres. The total length of Myanmar-Bangladesh boundary is 271 kilometres (168.7 miles). The total length of Myanmar-China boundary is 2,204 kilometres (1,370 miles); Myanmar-Thailand 2,107 kilometres (1,309.8 miles); Myanmar-India 1,338 kilometres (831.8 miles); and Myanmar-Laos 238 kilometres (147.9 miles).
As a whole, the location and topography of the country generated a diversity of climate conditions. Seasonal changes in the monsoon wind directions create summer, rainy and winter seasons. Extremes of temperature are rare. The directions of winds and depression bring rain, and although it is always heavy in the coastal areas during monsoon season, it seldom creates hardships. The Government is giving priority to the forest conservation and greening of nine arid districts in central Myanmar.
Myanmar is endowed with a rich diversity of habitat types arising largely from its unusual ecological diversity. It is home to nearly 300 known mammal species, 300 reptiles and about 100 birds species, and a haven for about 7,000 species of plant life. Since Myanmar considers such a rich pool of bio diversity as an important national asset, the Government has drawn up strict regulations to protect its biological resources.

Myanmar Calendar

The Myanmar calendar subscribes to both the solar and lunar months, thus requiring an intercalary 30-day 13th month every second or third year. Therefore, the full moon days may change from one month to another in the usual calendar. The Myanmar months are :

Tagu	March/April
Kason	April/May
Nayon	May/June
Waso	June/July
Wagaung	July/August
Tawthalin	August/September
Thadingyut	September/October
Tazaungmone	October/November
Nadaw	November/December
Pyatho	December/January
Tabodwei	January/February
Tabaung	February/March

MyanmarFestivals

January (Tazaunmone/Nadaw)

Manaw Festival (Kachin State)

Naga New Year Festival (Sagaing Division)

February (Pyartho/Dabodwei)

Htamene Festival (Countrywide)

Mahamuni Pagoda Festival (Mandalay Division)

Salone Festival (Thanintharyi Division)

March (Dabodwei/Tabaung)

Shwedagon Pagoda Festival (Yangon Division)

Kakku Pagoda Festival (Shan State)

Pindaya Shwe Oo Min Pagoda Festival (Pindaya, Southern Shan State)

April (Tabaung/Tagu)

Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival (Magway Division)
Water Festival (Myanmar Thingyan) (Countrywide)

May (Tagu/Kason)

Kason Bo Tree Watering Festival (Countrywide)

August (Waso/ Wakhaung)

Taung Byone Festival-Nat Pwe (Mandalay Division)

September (Wakhaung/Tawthalin)

Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival (Inle Lake - Shan State)

October (Tawthalin/Tadingyut)

Festival of Lights (Thadingyut) (Countrywide)

Kyaukse Elephant Dance Festival (Mandalay Division)

Kyaikhtiyo Festival (Mon State)

November (Tadingyut/Tazaunmone)

Matho Thingan (Yellow Robe Weaving) Festival (Countrywide)

Hot Air Balloon Festival (Taunggyi - Shan State)

Tazaungmone Festival (Countrywide)

The Last 10 lives of Buddha

As you may already know that Buddhists believe life after death. The last 10 lives of Buddha is most prominant, and many wrote about these in the past. They are:

· Prince Taymi

· Zanekka

· Thuwunna Tharma

· Nay-mi

· Prophet Mahaw-tha-htar

· Bu-ri-dut

· San

· Nar

· Widura Minister

· King Weithantayar