THE 42nd Kason water pouring festival will be held on the full moon day of Kason, 1387 ME (11 May) at the Shwedagon Pagoda, the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees stated.
The opening ceremony will be held grandly in the northeast corner near Maha Bodhi Tree starting from 7 am, with the presence of monks, members of the trustee board, staff and Buddhist religious teams.
The Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees notified that teams and staff will help pilgrims pour sacred water onto the Bodhi banyan Tree, and devotees, monks and nuns are invited to participate in the Kason Water Pouring Festival. — NN/KK