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A Poya occurs every full moon. [1] [2] Uposatha is important to Buddhists all around the world, who have adopted the lunar calendar for their religious observances.Owing to the moon's fullness of size as well as its effulgence, the full moon day is treated as the most auspicious of the four lunar phases occurring once every lunar month (29.5 days) and thus marked by a holiday.
Poson, also known as Poson Poya, is an annual festival held by Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrating the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC. [1] [2] The festival is the most important Poya (full moon) holiday of the year and the second most important Buddhist holiday of the year, being surpassed in importance by Vesak. [3]
The Aluth Sahal Mangalle or the New Rice Festival is a harvest festival of the Maha kannaya in Sri Lanka. The first batch of new rice after being plucked, threshed and winnowed is offered to the Buddha and deities. [1] Every January Poya Day, new rice festival commences.
14 April – Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 1 May – May Day; 12 May – Vesak Full Moon Poya Day; 13 May – Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day; 7 June – Id Ul-Alha; 10 June – Poson Full Moon Poya Day; 10 July – Esala Full Moon Poya Day; 8 August – Nikini Full Moon Poya Day; 5 September – Milad un-Nabi
Esala Poya (in Sri Lanka) Dhammasekya Boonsang Day (in Burma) Observed by: Theravada Buddhists, especially Cambodians, Lao, Burmese, Sri Lankans and Thais: Type: Buddhist: Date: Full moon day of the lunar month Āsādha: Related to: Esala Mangallaya and Kandy Esala Perahera, which are held as part of Asalha Puja celebrations in Sri Lanka
It is of special significance in Sri Lanka because the monk Mahinda, Asoka's son, officially introduced Buddhism to Sri Lanka on this day in the 3rd century B.C. Esala Poya corresponds to Āsāḷhā uposatha, the full moon of July, and is described above. This day has special significance in Sri Lanka because it was the day that 56 nobles ...
Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka.It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas (two tribes which then inhabited the area) and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka.
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