TaungPyone Nat Pwe in Mandalay (12.8.2015 to 18.8.2015)

TaungPyone festival is one the greatest Nat festivals in Myanmar. Especially for the people who believe in natsand spirits. The festival will be celebrated in central Myanmar, near Mandalay on the 12th October, 2015. It is a wonderful festival that people carry out worshipping and praying to the two nat-kings – which we call, in Burmese, Taung-pyone-min.

The duration is around seven days, and in those days, the festival is very well-attended as well as very prosperous with special offering for the nat brothers and special music for them at the time of propitiation. It is also proper for foreign visitors to have photos and documentaries.

We do recommend any traveler who has already arrived Mandalay on those days. It will take about one hour driving from Mandalay. You can enjoy the festival whole day. Some of the visitors will spend their time till at the night. Not only the festival but also the way of life of the people can be seen in the village.

Ya-da-na Cave Nat Pwe (10th Waning day of Wagaung)

Started from the 10th day after the full-moon day of Wah-khaung, it lasts for about five days. The place is Amapura region, Mandalay. It will be crowded with offering, dancing and special Nats music. Famous as the mother of Taung-pyonenat festival, it is, in fact in Myanmar, for the people who have a strong belief in the power of nats, one of the greatest festivals.