A member of a punk group plays with his one-year-old son as he and some of his friends gather in a park in central Yangon on April 12, 2017, on the eve of the water festival known as Thingyan.Photo: AFP
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A worker inspects a water jet at a fountain in a park in central Yangon on April 12, 2017, on the eve of the water festival known as Thingyan.Photo: AFP
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A girl in a traditional dress smiles as she watches a large bunch of balloons rise into the air above City Hall marking the beginning of the Buddhist New Year or `Thingyan` as it is known locally on April 13, 2017 in Yangon.Photo: AFP
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A girl aims a water pistol at the camera during Songkran, Thailand`s traditional New Year festival, on Silom road in Bangkok on April 13, 2017.Photo: AFP
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Revellers react at a foam party during Songkran Festival celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand April 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters
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A boy plays under spraying water coming from jets installed in front of Yangon`s city hall on April 12, 2017, during a test run by authorities on the eve of the water festival known as Thingyan.Photo: AFP
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Girls dressed in traditional Bagan dresses watch others dance on a stage at City Hall marking the beginning of the Buddhist New Year or `Thingyan` as it is known locally on April 13, 2017 in Yangon. Photo: AFP
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Dancers perform a traditional dance during celebrations marking Thingyan, a water festival which brings in the country`s new year, in Yangon on April 13, 2017.Photo: AFP
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A boy splashes people with cold water during Songkran, Thailand`s traditional New Year festival, on Silom road in Bangkok on April 13, 2017.Photo: AFP
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People dance to blasting DJ house music under the spray of water hoses in a street of Yangon on April 13, 2017 while celebrating the Buddhist New Year or Thingyan as it is known locally.Photo: AFP
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A dancer leaves through the back stage in front of Yangon City Hall where dancers and revellers marked the beginning of the Buddhist New Year or `Thingyan` as it is known locally on April 13, 2017 in Yangon.Photo: AFP
