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InnMyanmar, today is considered a blessed day in the hottest month ofnthe hot season: a day when Buddhists pour water on the Bodhi tree. Itnwas under the Bodhi tree that Prince Siddhartha was supposed to havenreached enlightenment and become the Buddha.
InnMyanmar, today is considered a blessed day in the hottest month ofnthe hot season: a day when Buddhists pour water on the Bodhi tree. Itnwas under the Bodhi tree that Prince Siddhartha was supposed to havenreached enlightenment and become the Buddha.n
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nParadesnof people carry pots of water and flowers to the tree, chanting poemsnall the while. Refreshments are served and music and dancenperformances entertain the crowds. n
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nChecknout photographer Sam Gellman’snbeautiful photos of Myanmar.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Anniversary of the publication of Roget’s Thesaurus
Anniversary of the publication of Roget’s Thesaurus n
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nChemist Harold Urey’s birthday
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