Giant wicker puppet's at Myanmar's Mingalabar Festival

The three-day long festival held in celebration of the 55th anniversary of French-Myanmar relations, gathers local and international artists from street art, music, circus and dance (Photo: AFP)

Residents watch an eight-metre tall wicker puppet from the French cultural group L'Homme Debout parade in Yangon city's Dala township (Photo: AFP)

Onlookers including novice Buddhist monks watch the arrival of an eight-metre tall wicker puppet (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar civil security personnel escort an eight-metre tall wicker puppet from the French cultural group L'Homme Debout (Photo: AFP)

Two eight-metre-tall wicker puppets from the French cultural group L’Homme Debout were added attraction to the festivities, drawing crowds across the city (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar dancers perform to welcome the arrival of an eight-metre tall wicker puppet from the French cultural group L'Homme Debout (Photo: AFP)

Following the parade of the giant puppets, over a hundred French and Myanmar artistes gave performances and live shows at Yangon’s key locations (Photo: AFP)