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The Thadingyut Festival (Burmese: သီတင္းကၽြတ္ပြဲေတာ္) the Lighting Festival of Myanmar is held on the full moon day of the Burmese Lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom it is held at the end of the Buddhist lent (Vassa) and is the second most popular festival in Myanmar after Thingyan Festival (New Year Water Festival). Thadingyut festival is the celebration to welcome the Buddha’s descent from the heaven after he preached the Abhidhamma to his mother Maya who was reborn in the heaven.