This photo taken on November 6, 2022 shows revellers preparing lanterns to attach to hot-air balloons during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons.
The celebrations in the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin have not been held for two years because of the pandemic and unrest following a military coup.
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This photo taken on November 6, 2022 shows revellers preparing lanterns to attach to hot-air balloons during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay. (Photo by AFP)
Up, up and away: (From top left) A boy releasing a lantern during the Tazaungdaing Festival at Pyin Oo Lwin township in Mandalay; revellers preparing to hook tiny candles on a hot-air balloon before releasing it; revellers releasing a panda-shaped hot-air balloon at the festival; and traditional dancers performing at the festival. — AFP
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