Opponents of military rule in Myanmar canceled traditional new year festivities on Tuesday and instead showed their anger at a February 1 coup through silent displays of defiance and small protests across the country.
The five-day New Year holiday, known as Thingyan, is usually celebrated with prayers, ritual cleaning of Buddha images in temples, and high-spirited water-dousing on the streets.
“We do not celebrate Myanmar Thingyan this year since over 700 of our innocent brave souls have been killed,” said one Twitter user named Shwe Ei.
Women wearing fine clothes for the most important holiday of the year protested on Tuesday holding traditional pots containing seven flower…
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