Climate

Climate graph for Burma

The annual average temperature  ranges between 22°C to 27°C year-round, in a heatwave the temp can get up to 40°C. The beginning of June is the time when all the heavy rain comes due to the monsoon season.

The best times to go and visit Burma is between Nov and Feb. During these months it has the least rain or it isnt that hot. March to May is the time when the intense heat comes and brings heat waves to the country. The southwest monsoon starts usually at mid-May and mid-June, this is when all the rain comes and sometimes will go though all the way to October, peaking from July to Sep.





There are 3 seasons in Burma, not like Summer/Winter but more like Rainy/Cold/Hot.

Rainy season: Burma receives tropical monsoon weather which can make it rain for 2-3 days straight without stopping but that doesnt happen all the time. The streets will become muddy and that makes it really hard to try and enjoy a day at the park or a zoo. 

Cold season: Starts at oct and ends in March. This would be the good time to go to Burma since its not so hot and its not cold either. In this season even though it may seem like it is cold it really isnt cold enough to start using heaters and wear heavy, hot sweaters since the weather is just the right temp to advoid all that.

Hot season: This is the season that you shold advoid going to Burma in, since it can get up to 40°C and can also have heat waves which can make you want to use air conditioner instead of heaters.   

Major religions and Festivals

Burma has about 6 or more religions:

Buddhism: (89.20%)

Christianity: (5.05%)

Muslims: (3.78%)

Hindus: (0.55%)

Animism: (1.27%)

Other faiths such as Bahai Sikhs, Lipian fujianhal, Chinese, etc.(0.61%)

The people practice all these religions all around Burma and places around this country to.

Burma is one of the Major countries following Theravada Buddhism. In recent years Burma has been in a special eminence as a host for the 6^th Buddhist Council, which is held in Yangon (Rangoon) between 1954-1956.

Special days/festivals

Buddhism:

One of the Buddhism festivals is Vesak. Vesak is one of the major Buddhist festival of the year since it celebrates its birth.

Christianity: 

Christmas is one of the festivals that the christens like to celebrate since it celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Muslims:

Juma-tul-Wida is a Holiest day and is one of the most important days of the year. Some Muslims do a special warship called ibadah.

Couldn’t find any days for the Hindus and the Animism religions.

Important Myths/Gods/Deities

These are some of the gods that the religions celebrate.

Buddhism: Buddha

Christianity: Jesus Christ

Hindus: Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva

Animism: Could not find any Gods.

Interesting Facts and statistics

Famous people, animals, Trivia, Politics, Music, Major Disasters:

 

 

 

King Anawrahta: King Anawrahta was the first king of all of Myanmar, Who introduced his people to Theravada Buddhism.

General Maha Bandoola: Was one of Myanmar’s brave general who Fought against the British in the First Anglo-Myanmar War.

Cyclone Nargis:

Cyclone Nargis was one of the worst natural disasters recorded in Burma. It made a large landfall in Burma on a Friday, May 2^nd, 2008. It caused huge catastrophic destruction and to at least 138,000 fatalities. Around 55,000 people were found missing and other deaths were found in other towns and areas around the Burma government office.

2011 Burma Earthquake:

It was a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that happened on the 24^th of March 2011. It had 2 aftershocks and 2 subsequent shocks. The earthquake occurred in an area of complex tectonics.

Burmese ferret-budget:

Can be found in Burma, with large teeth and a long body and very fluffy. People welcome this animal into their homes and they are small and keep out of the way as they eat things in the houses like cockroaches and other insects.

Cyclone Mala:

The strongest tropical cyclone, the storm was the strongest named in the bay of Bengal at that time. Mala struck the coast of Burma with winds at 115mph causing $6.7million in damages.

 

Javan rhinoceros:

Weighs around 1500-2000kg and has the length of 3-3.5m. It lives in dense rainforest and prefers low altitudes. It eats about 150 different type of plants but mainly prefers shoots, twigs, young foliage and fallen fruits. 

Aung San: Born on the 13^th of Feb 1915 and died in July 19^th 1947 Rangoon. He was born in a His political rival, U Saw, interned in Uganda during the war, was later executed for his part in the killings.

1931 Myitkyina earthquake: Is also known as the 1931 Kamaing earthquake, which occurred on January 27^th 1931, at 20:09 UCT. It was located near the North of Burma. The Magnitude of this Earthquake was putted at 7.6, the depth was at 35km.

 

Currency

The Currency that is used in Burma is called kyat. 

Exchange rate:

$1.00/850 Kyat

$2.00/1700 Kyat

$5.00/4250 Kyat

$10.00/8550 Kyat

$20.00/17,100 Kyat

$50.00/42,750 Kyat

$100.00/85,500 Kyat

$200.00/170,950 Kyat

$500.00/427,450 Kyat

$1000.00/854,850 Kyat

$2000.00/1,709,750 Kyat

Banks/ATM’s

Yangon City Bank

First Private Bank

Innwa Bank

Myawaddy Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Language

Languages spoken: Burmese


Traditional greetings:

English:                                        Burmese:

Hello         =         min-ga-la-ba                                                   

See you later          =              Nauq twe dhe da paw
Thankyou very much =    Amyaji chezu tinbade                      
Your welcome     =     la ba khin bya (Male), la ba khin Shin (Female)

TimeLine

                                                                300 BC a great civilisation exists in Burma

C 100 AD A people called the Pyu settle in northern Burma

9th Century AD a great civilisation exists in Burma

1057 Anawrahta founds the first Burmese Empire

1287 The Mongols invade Burma

17th Century the British, Dutch and French trade with Burma

1785 Bodawapaya becomes ruler of all Burma

1824 36 The Burmese fight the British

1886 Britain becomes the ruler of all of Burma

1932 A rebellion in Burma is crushed

1937 Burma is made a separate colony from India

1942 Japan invades Burma. The Japanese capture Mandalay in May.

1944 The British advance into Burma

1948 Burma becomes independent

1962 General Win seizes power. He announces the 'Burmese way to Socialism'. However as in other countries Socialism proves to be a failure.

1988 Demonstrations are held in Burma but the army continues to hold power

1999 The ILO recommends sanctions against Burma because of the use of forced labour

2007 Demonstrations in Burma are brutally crushed

2008 Cyclone Narqis devastates Burma

2010 Aung San Suu Kyi is released

5 Famous waterways                                                                                   5 Famous Landmarks

                                                

The Ayeyarwady River



Ngapali Beach





The Thanlwin River



Rakhine Yoma







The Chindwin River



The Bago Yoma





The Sittaung River

 



The Shan Plateau





The Shweli River

The Hengduan Shan Mountains







10 Tourists Destinations

Yangon: Yangon was formerly a village called Dragon in the vicinity of Dala, a Mon town over 2000 years ago. King Pondayeik, ruler of Bago in the distant past established Dragon as a town in AD 704. Yangon use to be the capital city of Myanmar and is located south of the middle of Burma.

Sagar: A hidden Village dramatized by the greenly scenery mountains amid the Shan Plateau near the lake Inle is Sagar. The Sagar village, Once must have been a thriving town of Sawbwa is a place of unexplored. It is located to the east of the middle of Burma.

Bagan: The world heritage site of Bagan is the wonder of wonders in the “Golden Land”. About 3000 ancient temples and Stupas, dating from the 11^th century. Bagan is west a little bit from the Middle of Burma.  

Thayekhittayar: Sri Ksetra was the capital of Pyu Kingdom and more ancient then Bagan. Indeed it predates the 11^th century Bagan by more or less by 700 years. Judging from the ruins of the old wall, the city may have been an Oval and not square. Thayekhittayar is to the Southwest of the middle of Burma.     

Mawlamyine: (Formly known as Moulmein) is one of the famous towns in Mon State. You will be able to see boats loading and unloading since this place is very busy. It is a commercial port exporting rice and wood. Many old colonial buildings are still up and remaining in the very quiet streets. It is located southeast from the middle of Burma.   

Mandalay: Is also known as the ‘City of Gems’ according to the meaning of its former ‘Yadana Pon’. It is situated in the heart of Myanmar. 

Heho: Is a small town located in Shan State of Myanmar (Formly Burma). It is the primary air gateway to tourist areas such as Inle Lake. It was once a small village of people known as Denu people, the village then turned into a town.    

Kyaikhtiyo: Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Know as ‘The Golden Rock’ to the West, It perches on the edge of a cliff at the top of the Kyaikhtiyo mountains. It is about 160km from Yangon and is known as an important place of pilgrimage for the entire Buddhist.  

Twente: A small and charming town. Twente is famous for its pottery cottages where making pots havnt stopped and it has been left unchanged for generations. Twente is in the Yangon district and is about 20 miles from Yangon city centre.

Pindaya: Is situated some 70km North of Kalaw at the foot of Menetaung in other words the Blue Mountains. There are caves at Pindaya are natural limestone ridge overlooking a lake which is called Poketaloke Kan. Pindaya is located east of the middle of Burma.