Thingyan Festivities in Sittwe : Rakhine State CM attended the Thingyan festivities

On the morning of April 15th, the Thingyan Akat Day or the Middle Day of Myanmar Traditional Maha Thingyan Festival, Rakhine State Chief Minister U Naing Oo, his wife, State Hluttaw Speaker Dr. San Shwe and members of the state government and their wives visited monasteries in Sittwe to offer alms food and other offertories.

First, State Chief Minister and his wife and State Hluttaw Speaker visited the Dhammarama  Monastery in Dinnyawady  ward in Sittwe to pay homage to the presiding Sayadaw. After the State Chief Minister supplicated on religious matters, he and his wife offered alms food and offertories to the Sayadaw.

Afterward, the State Chief Minister and his wife visited Pannalankara  Monastery and other monasteries in Sittwe, continuing to offer alms food and donations to the Sayadaws.

It is reported that the Rakhine State Chief Minister, his wife, and members of the state government will provide daily alms food and offertories to monasteries in Sittwe from Thingyan Akya Day through Thingyan Atet Day.

In the evening, the Chief Minister, his wife, and state government members visited the Central Pavilion to watch and offer encouragement to the performances by Thingyan Yein troupes, Rakhine singers, and other vocalists.

 Continuing on, they visited the Rakhine Traditional Water-Playing Pavilion to observe the traditional water-playing taking place with longboats in accordance with Rakhine customs, and they actively joined in the water-playing alongside the Yein dance troupes. Furthermore, the State Chief Minister and officials visited the Walking Thingyan Pavilion on the main road, where they happily celebrated the Atar Thingyan festival at Thanaka Thingyan pavilion, Studitha pavilion together with the public, it’s reported.