News: Start of Taung Pyone spirit festival
Tens of thousands are gathering in Taung Pyone (Taung Byone) near Mandalay to celebrate the annual nat pwe (festival for spirits). The week-long festival starts this week with as many as 100,000 believers gathering to celebrate in the grand festival for the nats (spirits). There are a number of nat pwes (spirit festivals) in Myanmar. …