Yangon, April 27, 2016 -- I was more than pleased when I learned that I would catch the annual Thingyan water festival in Myanmar, my new posting. I had a feeling that the event would be a bit different this year.
The festival is a tradition that goes back through ancient kingdoms and marks the Buddhist New Year. During the normally four-day-long celebration, revelers pour water all over each other in the streets, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and the changing of the season.
