Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar)

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Tazaungmon is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, marked by the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights and various religious offerings and merit-making activities.

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Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf month of the Burmese calendar
time period
associatedFestival Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights
associatedWith Buddhist religious observances
Kathina ceremonies
linked to: Kathina ceremony

almsgiving
illumination of pagodas
lighting of oil lamps
merit-making activities
offerings to Buddhist monks
robe-offering ceremonies
calendarType lunisolar calendar
country Myanmar
culturalContext Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar
follows Thadingyut
hasFestival Tazaungdaing
languageOfName Burmese language
linkedTo end of rainy season in Myanmar
post-Vassa period in Buddhist calendar
observedBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar

various ethnic groups in Myanmar
partOf Burmese lunisolar year
positionInCalendar eighth month of the Burmese calendar
precedes Nadaw
religiousSignificance time for communal merit-making
time for making offerings to the Sangha
typicalGregorianPeriod November
late October to late November
usedIn Myanmar
traditional Burmese calendar
linked to: Burmese calendar

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Thadingyut precedes Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar)