THE opening ceremony of Nay Pyi Taw Mayor’s Maha Thingyan Pandal was held in front of the Nay Pyi Taw City Hall yesterday evening.
State
Administration Council members Saw Daniel and his wife, and Dr Banyar Aung Moe,
the Union ministers and their wives, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Dr Maung
Maung Naing, the deputy ministers, departmental officials, invited dance
troupes and artistes attended the ceremony.
During
the event, Assistant Director U Nyan Win of the Fine Arts Department read out
the praise poem on the 1383 ME Nay Pyi Taw Mayor Maha Thingyan Festival.
Then,
Nay Pyi Taw Mayor Dr Maung Maung Naing said that the Thingyan Festival is a
unique event among the 12 festivals around the year. It is full of national
essence for the entire national people. The ministries will also celebrate the
festival in Nay Pyi Taw as the government offices are concentrated in Nay Pyi
Taw. All should participate in the festival by preserving the traditional
cultures and national characteristics of Myanmar.
He
also talked about the traditions of the Thingyan Festival and urged the
attendees to move to the new year by leaving the sins and harmful elements of
the previous year.
Union
Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Aung Naing Oo, Union
Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko and Mayor Dr Maung Maung
Naing cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Nay Pyi Taw Mayor’s Maha Thingyan
Pandal.
Afterwards,
SAC members Saw Daniel and his wife, and Dr Banyar Aung Moe, and officials
sprinkled Thingyan water on the members of the dance troupes.
The
dance troupes and artistes presented their performances with the MRTV modern
band.
During
Thingyan festival, the artistes, singers and dancers will entertain the public
at the Nay Pyi Taw Mayor’s Thingyan Pandal. The revellers can also enjoy
Satuditha (free distribution of food and snacks to everyone) there.
MNA
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