Water Festival Marks Start Of New Year In Myanmar

YANGON, MYANMAR - APRIL 15: Burmese celebrate drinking whisky as water is sprayed during the third day of the Burmese new year water festival called Thingyan in Yangon, Myanmar April 15, 2014. Water-throwing is the distinguishing feature of this important festival during the first four days. Thingyan is similar to other new year festivities seen in Southeast Asian countries such as Laos, Cambodia and Songkran in Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)