YANGON (Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has inscribed Myanmar traditional New Year Ata Thingyan festival on the Representative List of the ...

"The dance I performed is from one of Myanmar's traditional Thingyan Water Festival songs. It symbolizes joy, unity, and the spirit of celebrating together," she said.

Both the Chinese Spring Festival and the Myanmar Thingyan Festival have been inscribed as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage, demonstrating that cultural symbols of a nation play an important ...