The Myanmar New Year is celebrated in April with a 4 day water festival. During this time the streets become crowded with Burmese washing away the bad sentiments of the previous year by pouring water over each other. Nowadays, the tradition of gently pouring water over one another has been exaggerated by fun and festivities which involve getting as wet as possible. Major cities such as Yangon and Mandalay become very crowded with many erecting stages to soak passers by and the streets become crowded with cars filled with both young and old enjoying what is the most fun filled festival in Myanmar. All businesses close during this four day period and if not participating in the festival, travel within cities is time consuming. One ting is for sure, if you are in Myanmar during this festival, you will get wet!