{{Short description|Ninth month of the Burmese calendar}} {{Contains special characters|Burmese}}
'''Nadaw''' ({{langx|my|နတ်တော်}}; also spelt '''Natdaw''') is the ninth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Chatterjee|first=G.K.|date=2 July 1997|title=Indian Journal of History of Science|journal=Traditional Calendar of Myanmar (Burma)|volume=33|issue=2|pages=149|url=http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_2/20005a5e_143.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012091703/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_2/20005a5e_143.pdf|archivedate=12 October 2013}}</ref>
==Festivals and observances== *Mahagiri Nat Festival, Mount Popa *Literature and Arts Festival ({{lang|my|စာဆိုတော်နေ့}}) *Pagoda festivals **Botahtaung Pagoda Festival (Yangon)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/563/news56320.html|title=History lures visitors to Botahtaung Pagoda|last=Cherry Thein|date=21 February 2011|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014082840/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/563/news56320.html|archive-date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Nadaw symbols== *Flower: ''Bulbophyllum auricomum''<ref name="wys">{{cite web |url=http://www.moh.gov.mm/file/Utilization%20of%20seasonal%20flowers%20for%20Health.pdf |title=Utilization of Seasonal Flowers in Common Health Problems |last=Wut Yee Swe |author2=Win Htein Kyaw |author3=Wai Win |author4=Tin Tin Aye |author5=Win Myint |author6=Aung Myat Kyaw |author7=Tin Nyunt |date=2007 |work=15th Myanmar Military Medical Conference |publisher=Ministry of Health |accessdate=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706164822/http://www.moh.gov.mm/file/Utilization%20of%20seasonal%20flowers%20for%20Health.pdf |archivedate=6 July 2015 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==See also== *Burmese calendar *Festivals of Burma
{{Burmese months}}
Category:Culture of Myanmar Category:Months of the Burmese calendar