Kayin State holds opening ceremony of Myanmar traditional water festival

The opening ceremony of the Kayin State Myanmar Traditional Water Festival was held yesterday morning at the Central Pandal in Thiri Stadium in Hpa-an, Kayin State.
The ceremony was opened by Kayin State Chief Minister U Saw Myint Oo, Kayin State Chief Justice Daw Khin Swe Tun and the state cabinet ministers.
Kayin traditional dance groups performed with Done dance and the officials and the people happily participated in the splashing of water with Eugenia sprigs.
In addition, respective Kayin State government officials also opened the pandals of the Ministry of Security and Border Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Social Affairs, built along the strand road in Hpa-an.
The Chief Minister and party also awarded the dance groups and singers with cash awards at the Zwekabin Park Pavilion and the Barme Hill Natural Park. — Saw Myo Min Thein (IPRD)/GNLM