Absolutely one night of "Paanchowai" is used for worshiping
Buddha and decorating houses. Although there are many flowers in the mountains, certain flowers are used to decorate the houses. The most popular of these is the cloud-colored flower called "Sangrai Paing". Everyone mainly decorates their houses on the day after "Paanchhoai" with this flower as the main thing.
Pangchowai (Flower Sangrai) The work of plucking this flower is mainly done by the Marma youth. On the night of 'Paanchowai', Marma youths organize various events around it. Many people stay up all night making special types of pastries which they call "Pitha", while others arrange various traditional games for the Marmas. Some even arrange traditional Marma dances and songs. Basically, Marma youths use various tactics to stay awake all night. Then, after the arrival of the last night, that is, before dawn, they went to the mountains in groups and picked up 'Sangrai Paing' and handed it over to their mother. Ginnis decorate the flowers with needle and thread in the morning. First, the Buddha is worshiped with flowers and every door of every house is decorated with them. With the flowers arranged on the door of the house, it can be understood that Sangrai i.e. the new year has started. Sangrai water sports are performed not only by the Marmas, but also by the Dai tribes of Southeast Asia,
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Laos,
Cambodia and China in mid-April. In Myanmar, such events are called "Thingyan" and in Thailand and Laos this ceremony is called "Sankran". "Sankran" in Thai means change. Sangrai actually means saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year. At the same time, the new
Jhum farming season in the
Chittagong Hill Tracts begins after Sangrai. Not only Jhum farming, the Marmaras do not get married again after the
Maghi full moon until Sangrai, which means that the Marmaras in Sangrai mean to start anew by throwing away all the old things, including the beginning of the new year. And so the Marmaras celebrate the New Year with a joyous ceremony in the hope of blessings and good wishes. In this way, apart from playing water officially, everyone has a bottle of water in their hands on that day. He can sprinkle water on whomever he wants, no one objects to it but takes it as a symbol of blessings and good omens. == See also ==