YANGON, MYANMAR -APRIL 17: Thousands of Burmese crowd the famous Shwedagon Pagoda to attend New Years prayers on April 17, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar (also called Burma). Today marked the first day of the New Year in the Burmese calendar after 4 days of celebrating the water festival, it is traditional for all Burmese to go to the temples and offer prayer for good fortune in the New Year. Getty Images logo Getty Images 34 months ago

YANGON, MYANMAR -APRIL 17: Thousands of Burmese crowd the famous Shwedagon Pagoda to attend New Years prayers on April 17, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar (also called Burma). Today marked the first day of the New Year in the Burmese calendar after 4 days of celebrating the water festival, it is traditional for all Burmese to go to the temples and offer prayer for good fortune in the New Year.

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