THE Shan Literature and Culture Association plans to hold the Traditional Shan Thingyan Festival 2026, jointly organized with Cherry FM, on 4 April at the 9th Mile Shan Monastery in Mayangon Township, Yangon Region.
An official from the Shan Ethnic Literature and Cultural Association said, “To preserve and promote the traditional culture of the Shan ethnic people living in Yangon, and to celebrate the traditional Shan Thingyan festival together, a pre-Thingyan festival will be held from 2 pm to 7 pm on 4 April. Participants are requested to wear their local traditional costumes, particularly the Shan red attire.”
The festival is being organized to enable Shan people living in Yangon to experience the spirit of Thingyan as celebrated in Shan State, and to promote friendship among different ethnic communities.
The Traditional Shan Thingyan Festival was also held during the 2025 Maha Thingyan at Kandawgyi Hmyawzin Kyun in Bahan Township, Yangon Region. — ASH/MKKS
