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 ...

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 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.

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.