Raising of Karen National Flag, Karen Doe Dance Competition
2023 date
No date
2024 date
January 11 and December 30
2025 date
December 19
Frequency
Annual
TheKaren New Year(S'gaw Karen:ကညီနံၣ်ထီၣ်သီ), also known as theKayin New Year(Burmese:ကရင်နှစ်သစ်ကူး), is one of the major holidays celebrated by theKaren people.[1]The Karen New Year falls on the first day ofPyatho,the tenth month in theBurmese calendar,[2]and typically falls in December or January. The timing coincides with the completion of the Southeast Asian rice harvest in the lead-up to Pyatho.[3]Celebrations typically includedon dancesand bamboo dances, singing, speeches, and the consumption of food and alcohol.[4]The day is a gazettedpublic holidayinMyanmar.[5]
^Smith, Martin (1991).Burma - Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity.London and New Jersey: Zed Books. pp. 50–51, 62–63, 72–73, 78–79, 82–84, 114–118, 86, 119.
