Robe Weaving Festival

Where : Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)
When : 14th waxing day of Tazaungmone (Nov 11 2008)
Duration : 1 day
Tradition : On the 14th waxing day of Tazaungmone (also known as Tazaungdaing), groups of young women take part in competitions held on the platforms of the pagodas. The robe is to be finished flawlessly overnight and offered at dawn to the images around the pagodas. Since the robe is finished overnight, we call it UNROTTEN ROBE (MA THOE THINGANN in Burmese).
Shooting : I went there to have this documentary up on my webpage by today (full moon day). Firstly, I want my Burmese friends who are abroad to be able to see the happening of annual religious event here at our homeland. Secondly, I want to divulge the very tradition of our country to those foreign friends. I decided to craft this set more as a documentary with a resourceful description. Some images are not up to my expectation since I merely used built-in flash. Anyway, I believe this set will make you smile on this auspicious occasion of full moon day.
More photos of robe weaving festival at my personal webpage.