Myanmar Calendar 2004 -

This meant that Buddhist Lent started in July 2004 (First Waso), but the "official" Lent started in August 2004 (Second Waso). For the average person, this was confusing but accepted. It ensured that the Thadingyut festival fell after the autumn equinox.

Navigating Time: A Deep Dive into the Myanmar Calendar for 2004 (Sasana Year 1366) myanmar calendar 2004

The Myanmar calendar, known as Kawigyi (Great Calculation), is a lunisolar system. Unlike the purely solar Gregorian calendar or the purely Islamic lunar calendar, the Burmese system is a complex, beautiful, and mathematically rigorous method of balancing the moon's phases with the sun's seasons. If you have ever looked at a 2004 Myanmar wall calendar, you would have seen a dizzying array of symbols: Waxing, Full Moon, Waning, New Moon , and the unique Waso (first month of the rainy season). This meant that Buddhist Lent started in July