Celebrating the Thingyan Water Festival

The Burmese festival of Thingyan has been nothing but trouble for me. It was because of this festival that I needed to shorten my trip here in Myanmar, since I won’t be guaranteed a seat on the way back to Yangon after the festival since everybody might be heading back to Yangon by that time. It is also because of this festival that I needed to crisscross the streets of Yangon to avoid getting drenched by triggerhappy Burmese. But what is Thingyan anyway?
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