The Burmese name of Myanmar’s New Year water festival is Thingyan.
Thingyan is Myanmar’s annual New Year celebration and usually takes place over several days in April. Water is central to the festival, symbolizing cleansing and the washing away of the previous year’s troubles. People also visit monasteries, make donations, honor elders, and take part in community activities.
Thingyan belongs to a wider family of traditional New Year festivals observed across mainland Southeast Asia. These celebrations share ancient calendrical roots and often combine water rituals with Buddhist customs and family gatherings.
Thingyan is not the Thai name for Songkran. Songkran refers specifically to Thailand’s traditional New Year festival, while Thingyan is the Burmese term used in Myanmar.