1. The Burmese Buddhist New Year Festival

2. Mingla nit thit kuu par

3. Day 1

4. Wash away the sins of the old year. Day 2 Mandats or stages are made the night before.

5. Day 2 The Water Fights start

6. National Water Fights Day 3 Day 4

7. National Water Fights Day 3 Day 4

8. Everybody Water Fights

9. What is used to spray water? hoses huge syringes made of bamboo water pistols bowls buckets

12. Aberdeen Water Fight!

13. Day 5 Young people will show respect for older people by performing hairwashing for the elderly.

14. Day 5 Fish are rescued from lakes and rivers drying up under the hot sun, then kept in huge glazed earthen pots and jars before releasing into larger lakes and rivers with a prayer and a wish saying "I release you once, you release me ten times".

15. Day 5 Some boys become monks at Thingyan.

16. So how did one Edinburgh school celebrate Burmese New Year?

17. Can you see the children watching through the windows?

22. Thingyan, Burmese New Year is fun !