People light candles and burn incense sticks to pray on the first day of Myanmar's new year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2015. On the first day of Myanmar's new year, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers where they practice meditation. Photo: Xinhua

A nun lights candles on the first day of Myanmar's new year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2015. On the first day of Myanmar's new year, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers where they practice meditation. Photo: Xinhua

People gather on the first day of Myanmar's new year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2015. On the first day of Myanmar's new year, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers where they practice meditation. Photo: Xinhua

A man pours water over a Buddha statue on the first day of Myanmar's new year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2015. On the first day of Myanmar's new year, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers where they practice meditation. Photo: Xinhua

A woman donates cash to buddhist monks on the first day of Myanmar's new year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2015. On the first day of Myanmar's new year, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers where they practice meditation. Photo: Xinhua

A nun releases fishes near the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda on the first day of Myanmar's new year in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2015. On the first day of Myanmar's new year, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation centers where they practice meditation. Photo: Xinhua