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The Tazaungdaing Festival (Burmese: áááºáá±á¬ááºááá¯ááºáá½á²áá±á¬áº, also known as the Festival of Lights or Fire Balloon Fsetival and spelt Tazaungdine Festival), held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, is celebrated as a national holiday in Burma (Myanmar) and marks the end of the rainy season.[1][2] It also marks the end of the Kathina (Kahtein in Burmese) season, during which monks are offered new robes and alms. Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma)