There was MoeKaung Pagoda Festival held from 9t December of 2011 to
17th December of 2011 in Rangoon. People became crowded after 6:00PM,
so I chose early time to see the festival. It was held once per year,
so it was impossible to miss it!
Products from all over the country were found there – mats, trays,
fruits, dried fish, boxes made of cane or bamboo or palm leaves, bags
and hand-woven textiles in colorful patterns and tha-na-kha(Burmese
women's favorite natural make-up) and so on. This part of the festival
grounds was, for me, a wonderland! Where I may wander and browse for
hours and come away finally loaded with pretty little things.
There were rows of food stalls and I could try varieties of Burmese
snacks. I could not help to try a mohn-hin-gar a dish with hot thick
fish soup or a dish of Burmese noodles with chicken curry and so many
Burmese dishes along the pagoda ground. By smelling their sweet
smells, I did not want to miss it. As I walked through the
never-ending food fare paradise, the air was thick with heavy smell of
frying. I also tried a grand carnival of crispies or pan-cakes or
gourd crispies with green lettuce celery and sauce of tamarind pulp
and hot chillies. Oh! What a taste!
I also saw the temporary roof made with strong cloth which was for
Burmese show – Burmese ZatPwe (an entertainment of music, song and
dances) which attracted people to watch it the whole night.
Cripses and snacks were plentiful on the festival grounds. I took some
of them home to eat. Some were best eaten on the spot. I was happy to
wander around the festival grounds never boring watching colorful
things all-around me.
(photo-(above) – I was nearby some shops selling Tha-na-kha, apples
and hand-made clothes from over the country. See how attractive
Burmese foods which were other tasty delicacies I may not know for
what they called, to wanderers impossible to miss it!)
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'J'
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