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Commemorating Hongsawatoi Fallen Day in Akon, Ohio

Mon Community of Ohio commemorated Hongsawatoi Fallen Day on May 25, 2011 in order to pay attributes to those who were killed by Burman leader U Aung Zeya in 1757.   In 1757, U Aung Zeya invaded and occupied the last Mon Kingdom, Hongsawatoi (Pegu) and killed thousands of innocent Mon including women, children, and Buddhist monks. Such killing  is similar to killing Jews by Hitler during WWII. Therefore, Mon people around the world mark this day as Holocaust Memorial of Mon People and commemorate it every year.