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Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang

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Tazaungdaing light festival marks the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons. The celebrations in the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin have not been held for two years because of the Covid pandemic and unrest following a military coup. On Sunday night rival teams began launching 76 aerial artistic creations.

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The Guardian

‘We worked alongside our worries’: Myanmar resumes hot-air balloon festival

Rival teams begin launching aerial artistic creations that explode with fireworks once (hopefully) in the sky Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual Tazaungdaing light festival marking the end of the rainy season with a fiery display of exploding hot-air balloons.The celebration in the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin has not been held for two years because of the Covid pandemic and unrest aft…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang

The hot-air balloons featured an array of artwork from images of Buddha to traditional motifs, with one made in the shape of a polar bear.

1 year ago·India

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Bangkok Post

Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang

PYIN OO LWIN, Myanmar: Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons.

1 year ago·กทม, Thailand

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The Citizen

Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang

Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons.The celebrations in the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin have not been held for two years because of the Covid pandemic and unrest following a military coup.But on Sunday night rival teams began launching 76 aerial artistic creat…

1 year ago·South Africa

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