<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/isss/news/magical-thadingyut-festival.php" dsn="news"><title>The Magical Thadingyut Festival of Myanmar</title><pubDate>10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><site_name>International Students</site_name><author>Nick Shein</author><image><img src="https://www.sjsu.edu/isss/pics/news/magical-thadingyut-festival.png" alt="Thadingyut Festival"/></image><description>The Thadingyut Festival, also known as the Lighting Festival in Myanmar, is a cherished cultural and religious observance that takes place on the full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut. This festival is the second most popular festival in Myanmar/Burma after Thingyan which is Burmese Water Festival.					</description></item>