Kangyidaunt, 10 February 

In order to mark the 105th anniversary birthday of the country’s independence hero Bogyoke Aung San and the 73rd Union Day, a great feast will be held for people coming from all corners in the city of Kangyidaunt, Pathein district, Ayeyarwady region from February 12 to 13. 

“People in the town collectively hold a great feast on Union Day and the birthday of Bogyoke Aung San every year and this will be the fourth of its kind. The aim of the feast is to remind today’s youths of the historic days of the country to value these,” said Thein Toe, the leading organizer of the feast.—Nang Htike (KGD) 

Translated by Aung Zaw Lin