Opponents of Myanmar coup call for defiance over New Year holiday
Buddhists asked to wear certain religious attire and for Christian communities to wear white
12 April 2021 - 10:52
Opponents of Myanmar’s coup called on Monday for people to show defiance of the military with costumes and prayers over the upcoming New Year holiday, hoping to maintain the momentum of their campaign in which more than 700 people have been killed.
The traditional New Year, known as Thingyan in Myanmar, is the most important holiday of the year and is usually celebrated with prayers, ritual cleaning of Buddha images in temples and high-spirited water throwing on the streets...
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