Burma . NEW-YEAR FESTIVAL 183. 412. SNAKE-CHARMERS PERFORMANCE. cremation of the yahdn. BurmeseNew-Year—moon-change at Tagu—falls in April, as the sun entersthe sign of Aries. The calendarhas been regulated on the Brah-man model with intercalary daysand months (Appendix E). New-Year marks the greatest crisis inthe seasons ; the heat has reachedits climax, to fall abruptly at thebreak of the south-west is the time of drought; manyof the wells are empty, and waterhas to be fetched from a distance. There is no greater luxury than abundanceof water at this season ; water is the most se
Burma . NEW-YEAR FESTIVAL 183. 412. SNAKE-CHARMERS PERFORMANCE. cremation of the yahdn. BurmeseNew-Year—moon-change at Tagu—falls in April, as the sun entersthe sign of Aries. The calendarhas been regulated on the Brah-man model with intercalary daysand months (Appendix E). New-Year marks the greatest crisis inthe seasons ; the heat has reachedits climax, to fall abruptly at thebreak of the south-west is the time of drought; manyof the wells are empty, and waterhas to be fetched from a distance. There is no greater luxury than abundanceof water at this season ; water is the most seasonable offering, and greatsupplies are stored in the jars at the kyaungs. In a symbolic spirit, wateris poured over the images of the Buddha. But the great feature of theNew-Year festival is the burlesque of these libations. In the true spirit ofthe carnival, the women douse the men, and the men douse the women, allregardless of their festal attire. The young women in particular wait inambush for the gallants, perhaps to
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