Vesak Day
Vesak is a Buddhist holiday.
Vesak (Buddha Day), was held in 2011/5/10.
Vesak Day is a Buddhist holiday.
Buddhists wear white clothing on Vesak day The girls specifically wear "lama sari" and the boys wear the national attire of sri lanka......take this from someone who is actually Buddhist and Sri Lanka and has also celebrated Vesak all her life
The celebration of Buddha's birth is called Vesak or Buddha Purnima. It is a significant Buddhist festival observed by Buddhists worldwide to honor the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of Gautama Buddha.
Buddha's Birthday is known as Vesak or Visakah Puja (Buddha's Birthday Celebrations). Vesak is the major Buddhist festival of the year as it celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha on the one day, the first full moon day in May.
No, there are no common holidays. Buddhist holidays include Vesak, the celebration of the Buddhas birth, enlightenment and death the Buddhist New Year and celebrations of the Sangha (spiritual community).
Holy days are celebrated throughout the year in the Buddhist community. Some of these days would be for birthdays of Bodhisattvas, Magha Puja Day, Buddhist New Year and Vesak.
The two principal holidays are Vesak and Kathina. Vesak celebrates the birth, enlightenment and final passing of the Buddha. Kathina celebrates the end of the rainy season retreat. In addition to these two, many countries and traditions have their own Buddhist holidays.
Although it varies from school to school and country to country, commonly the Buddhist new year is Vesak, celebrated on the full moon of May.
On Vesak Buddhists usually eat vegetarian food in order to work on part 5 of the eightfold path (right livelihood - do not eat of have a profession that include harming or killing animals)