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YANGON, BURMA - APRIL 14: Burmese celebrate the second day of their new year water festival called Thingyan in Yangon, Myanmar April 14, 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.

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