This is a list of holidays and festivals celebrated within the Buddhist tradition. Vesak: The Buddha's birthday is known as Vesak and is one of the major...

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government as a compensatory holiday. As of May 2019, there are 19 annual public holidays adopted by the cabinet: ^a Holidays regulated by the Thai lunar...

holidays shown below are major with the exceptions of the Feast of Dedication and the Feast of Lots which are minor festivals. The following holidays...

Bangladesh has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar...

celebrate the holiday on the full moon of 4th lunar month. The difference also manifests in the observance of other Buddhist holidays, which are traditionally...

calendar as well as for Buddhist/Hindu holidays, the Nepal Sambat and the Gregorian calendar for international events and holidays. Public offices and most...

follow the Buddhist Era, the Common Era is also used by the private sector. The lunar calendar determines the dates of Buddhist holidays, traditional...

"General holidays for 2018". Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 16 February 2018. "Public Holidays in 2019 Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays". Macao...

Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom, it is held at the end of the Buddhist sabbath (Vassa) and is the second most popular festival in Myanmar after...

Buddhist Era equals that of the Common Era plus 543 years. The lunisolar calendar is used to mark important Buddhist holidays. Many of the holidays are...

Machine of "Sri Lanka Bank Holidays, Public Holidays & Full Moon Poya Days" "Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2023". PublicHolidays.lk. Retrieved 3 February 2023...

Cambodia has numerous public holidays, including memorial holidays and religious holidays of Buddhist origin. The Khmer traditional calendar, known as...

(translation: Dhamma Wheel's Promulgation Day) is a Buddhist festival in India. This is the day to celebrate the Buddhist acceptance of B. R. Ambedkar and his approximately...

Higan (彼岸, lit. "distant shore") is a Buddhist holiday exclusively celebrated by Japanese sects for seven days; three days before and after both the Spring...

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celebrated every year, particularly in Laos, usually in October, at the end of Buddhist Lent. There are spectacular canoe races organized in the cities (mainly...

Lankan Buddhists celebrating the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC. The festival is the most important Poya (full moon) holiday of the...

Wan Ok Phansa Official name Thai: วันออกพรรษา Observed by Lao and Thai Buddhists Type Buddhist Frequency Annual...

the Buddhist modernist meditation movements. Laypersons and monks also perform various types of religious practices daily or during Buddhist holidays. One...

and a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people...

early 13th century. The following Japanese Buddhist holidays are celebrated by most, if not all, major Buddhist traditions: Jan. 1st – Japanese New Year...

Māgha Pūjā from the list of national holidays to increase the country's competitiveness, because the number of holidays had become too high. In Myanmar, Māgha...

town’s mediums. The whole event is called Bun Luang, part of a Buddhist merit-making holiday also known as Bun Phawet (assembly day). The town’s residents...

Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha (Shakyamuni) is said to have attained enlightenment, also known as bodhi...

Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day is a Mahayana Buddhist holiday celebrated in East Asia, Vietnam and the Philippines. By some it is celebrated on 8 February...

dates of the festival are observed as public holidays throughout Myanmar, and are part of the summer holidays at the end of the school year. Water-throwing...

rites dealing with local deities (kami in Japan), and ceremonies on Buddhist holidays such as Buddha's Birthday. Another popular form of ritual in Japanese...

to crowds that gather as midnight approaches. Most Buddhist temples have a large bonshō (Buddhist bell) that is struck once for each of the 108 earthly...

Agriculture in Vietnam Chinese holidays Dragon Boat Festival Joss paper List of harvest festivals Vietnamese holidays Yang, Fang (12 September 2011)....