There are over 40,000 Burmese Chinese in the Zhonghe District, which is 10 percent of Zhonghe's population and is one of the largest communities of Burmese Chinese outside of
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| Foreigners celebrating Songkran in Taiwan |
One such annual occasion is Songkran, which is celebrated in
April each year. The Burmese believe that splashing water washes away one's misdeeds
and dirtiness. So the Songkran Festival is celebrated at the beginning of Burmese
New Year.
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At the festival, the street is filled with people of all ages splashing each other with water to wash away the dirtiness of the old year in order to have a clean body to welcome the New Year. There is also a stage where traditional dance and folk songs are performed. The "water battles" are loads of fun to watch. People use a variety of ways to splash and spray each including using water ladles, buckets, toy water guns, and water pipes. Many westerners also take part in the festivities. I was keen to join in the activities too but would have been impossible to do without getting my camera soaked.
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If you in Taipei Burma
Getting there:
- MRT: Take
orange line to Nanshijiao MRT station in Zhonge, then turn right on
- Bus:
Bus 242, 249, 670 or the Zhonghe District Shuttle Bus to the
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