Tourism Etiquette of Myanmar

The most important thing to do in Burma is to respect local religious customs. Burma is a Buddhist country, all kinds of etiquette in life are full of strong Buddhist color. In Burma the capital city of Yangon among the flowers trees, high streets and back lanes, often can see all kinds of birds in the chase, because the local people develop custom is not to kill, they see the crow as "bird", the more love. They are also on the finding in the downtown area in "cattle", pedestrians and vehicles to avoid the way. No matter who, even foreign tourists, into the pagoda or temple, they must take off their shoes.if you have chance you nay tours to myanmar.

The Burmese new year is the last day of the Songkran Festival in mid April each year. Songkran usually lasted three or four days, on the second day of the festival, everyone has the habit of shampooing, unless the day conflict with his or her birthday, and change it to the third day. During the festival, regardless of urban and rural areas, everyone dressed in costumes, splashing water to play with each other, saying that the old and new orientation. Some people use fan cherry squid, in the silver bowl with rose petals dipped in leaching water, gently shake to sprinkle onto others. More people would like the whole bucket of the whole basin splash, and even water dragon pipe injection. The child water gun to attack adults, will not be scolded. People are throwing more, more happy. On the other hand, if you have not been splashed in the water sprinkling Festival, the new year will be unlucky. Once the water splashing festival every year, is also a good time to young people in such communication, many young people to take this opportunity to make good.

Burma is a devout Buddhist country, the vast majority of people believe in buddhism. Pagodas and Buddhist temples are everywhere. The Burmese people have leisure, to listen to the Buddha, worship pagoda, pray for peace. But whether it is in the temple, see the master, or enter the yuan, there is a strict taboo, that is must take off shoes, even can‘t wear socks. Because the Burmese people think shoes are the dirtiest and most dirty things. They are often those most despicable people as "the most common thing to make shoes". In Burma, if someone is hit by a shoe, it is regarded as the most intolerable humiliation. In the people's minds, pagodas and Buddhist temple is the most holy place is the representative of the Buddha monks, can never wear the dirty shoes to worship, and see monk dubai. Otherwise, it will hurt the feelings of the Burmese people.