Thadingyut Festival

Thadingyut Festival ‹See Tfd›သီတင်းကျွတ်ပွဲတော်
Also called	Lighting Festival
Observed by	Myanmar
Type	Buddhist
Date	Full moon day of Thadingyut
Related to	Vap Full Moon Poya (in Sri Lanka) Wan Ok Phansa (in Thailand) Boun Suang Huea (in Laos) Lhabab Duchen (in Tibet and Bhutan)

The Thadingyut Festival (Burmese: သီတင်းကျွတ်ပွဲတော်), also known as the Lighting Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom, it is held at the end of the Buddhist sabbath (Vassa) and is the second most popular festival in Myanmar after Thingyan Festival (New Year Water Festival). Thadingyut festival is the celebration to welcome the Buddha’s descent from the heaven after he preached the Abhidhamma to his mother, Maya, who was reborn in the heaven.^[1]