Nay Pyi Taw November 2
The hot air balloon releasing ceremony of 2025 Tazaungdaing Festival of Maravijaya Buddha Image was held on a grand scale at Fountain Square, Maravijaya Buddha Park, this evening.
Present were Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Chairman of State Security and Peace Commission Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife, Daw Kyu Kyu Hla,SSPC Vice Chairman Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife,Daw Than Than Nwe, SSPC member Prime Minister U Nyo Saw and wife, SSPC member Executive Chief U Aung Lin Dway and wife, SSPC Secretary Joint Executive Chief General Ye Win Oo and wife, SSPC members and wives, union level dignitaries, union ministers and wives, the Nay Pyi Taw Council chair, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and wives, the Nay Pyi Taw Command commander, team-wise hot air balloon releasing contestants and a large crown of pilgrims including monks.
On arrival at the venue, the Senior General and wife were welcomed by national race employees of MRTV and cultural troupes and artists of Fine Arts Department, Mini-stry of Religious Affairs and Culture, carrying Myanmar traditional lanterns in their hands.
The Senior General and wife formally opened the ceremony by cutting a ribbon.
The Senior General and wife and attendees watched the follow-up activities, which were, release of mini hot air ballons into the air, display of fireworks and the dances, staged to the accompaniment of a song hailing the Tazaungdaing Festival.
The Senior General, his wife and party greeted contesting teams from Union-level organizations and ministries which will take part in the Tazaungdine hot-air balloon releasing competition for 2025 at the Maravijaya Buddha Image. These teams performed traditional dances.
The Senior General, his wife and attendees to the ceremony watched releasing of night lighting hot-air balloon and Seinnapan hot air balloons by contesting teams and cordially greeted the people.
During the preparation to release the hot-air balloons, traditional cultural troupes performed traditional dances.
The Senior General and his wife paid homage to the Maravijaya Buddha Image and offered flowers, water and oil lights and ignited oil lights together with attendees to the ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Tazaungdainglighting Festival at the Maravijaya Buddha Image.
The Senior General and his wife went round the Buddha image clockwise, beat Saddhadhipati Bell and cordially greeted monks, pilgrims and people who joined the lighting festival.
The lighting festival will take place on a grand scale at the Maravijaya Buddha Image Park in Dekkhinathiri Town-ship of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory from 2 to 4 November. During the festival, associations will recite religious verses and offer 9,000 oil lights on the platform of the image. More-over, fireworks will be launched while night hot-air balloons and Seinnapan hot air balloons will be released. Furthermore, Matho Shwekya lotus robes will be weaved. The precinct of the Buddha Park will be illuminated with multicolour lightings. MSME businesses will display and sell domestic products, foodstuffs, personal goods and Myanmar traditional snacks. In addition, famous artistes will perform music, songs and theatrical performances.
