People of Myanmar celebrate New Year Water Festival of Thingyan

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Left: People play with water as they celebrate Thingyan, Myanmar's new year water festival, in central Yangon, April 15. Right: Locals ride in vehicles as they get sprayed with water while celebrating Thingyan, Myanmar's new year water festival, in central Yangon April 15, 2012. Myanmar celebrate the New Year Water Festival of Thingyan during the month of Tagu, which usually falls around mid-April.Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters

April 15, 2012, 8:38 PM EDT

By Katie Cannon

These two pictures popped up next to one another as I was browsing images today. The perfect cause and effect pairing by chance gave me a bit of a chuckle.

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