Wesak, also known as Vesak or Buddha Day, will be celebrated on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. Scroll or ...

February is called Navam in the Sinhala calendar. The Navam Full Moon Poya Day is a Public Holiday in Sri Lanka.

The life of the Buddha is celebrated with festivals: Wesak – or Buddha Day - happens at the full moon in May, and Parinirvana Day – sometimes known as Nirvana Day - happens in February.

Thai Buddhist devotees flocked to temples across the country on Wednesday to mark Makha Bucha Day, one of Buddhism’s holiest observances. Makha Bucha, also called Magha Puja or the Day of the Fourfold ...