Among Tazaungdaing festivals in Myanmar, Taunggyi’s hot air balloons and firework-launching festival is the most prominent. The origin of Taunggyi’s hot air balloon festival dates back to 1894.

Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang. ... Their balloons were propelled upwards about 100 metres (320 feet) using the heat from a fire before fireworks inside exploded, ...

Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar — 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 ...

Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang. Pyin Oo Lwin (Myanmar) (AFP) – Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual Tazaungdaing light festival ...

Revellers prepare lanterns to attach to hot-air balloons during the Tazaungdaing festival in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar AFP Thousands of people have gathered in the hills of central Myanmar for the ...

Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival in Pyin Oo Lwin starting from Friday after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO / WORLD.

YANGON – Myanmar’s renowned hot-air balloon festival will be held again in 2023, organisers have confirmed, with the annual celebration set to mark the end of the country’s rainy season with ...

Myanmar's renowned hot air balloon festival in Taunggyi, Shan state will resume this year after being suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed.

Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang. While the Tazaungdaing tradition is rooted in Buddhism, the hot-air balloon contest was started by British colonialists in the late 19th century.

Amazing Places on Our Planet. Balloons Over Ancient Bagan, Myanmar. Posted: July 31, 2024 | Last updated: June 21, 2025. The sunrise view from a hot air balloon of thousands of Ancient Bagan temples.