The Festival of Elephants’ Dancing in Mandalay

The Festival of Elephants’ Dancing in Mandalay (26.10.2015)

It is a well-known festival in Myanmar, usually held on 26th of October, the day before the full-moon day, in Kyaut-Se` which is situated in Mandalay division. Though it is called, in Myanmar, elephants’ dance festival, it is not actually performed by elephants, but by men who stay inside elephant statues, made of clothes. Seeing and feeling the dance of elephants, amongst Myanmar traditional orchestras and the sound of open-ended drums with a long body, the festival is eminent, around Myanmar, among Myanmar people and even a fascination for foreigners who will surely have an interest in it by the time of observing it. It will take about one hour driving from Mandalay. You can make day return visit to Elephant dancing festival from Mandalay and can be done en route sightseeing on the way to Inle Lake or Bagan from Mandalay.

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