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Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism.
In South Korea the birthday of Buddha is celebrated on the 8th day of the 4th month in the Korean lunar calendar (as well as in Hong Kong, Macau) and is an official holiday. This day is called 석가탄신일 (Seokga tansinil), meaning "Buddha's birthday" or 부처님 오신 날 (Bucheonim osin nal) meaning "the day when the Buddha came". It ...
5 May, Monday – Buddha's Birthday; 31 May, Saturday – Tuen of The Festival; 1 July, Tuesday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day; 1 October, Wednesday – National Day; 7 October, Tuesday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival; 29 October, Wednesday – Chung Yeung Festival; 25 December, Thursday ...
The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.
The following lists events in the year 2025 in South Korea. Incumbents Office ... 5 May – Buddha's Birthday; 6 June – Memorial Day; 15 August – National ...
12 May – Buddha's Birthday; 29 May – Ganatantra Diwas; 7 June – Eid al-Adha; 9 August – Raksha Bandhan; 10 August – Gai Jatra; 16 August – Gaura Parba; 16 August – Krishna Janmashtami; 26 August – Haritalika Teej; 6 September – Indra Jatra; 19 September – Constitution Day; 22 September – Ghatasthapana; 2 October ...
Other events of 2025; Timeline of Mongolian history; Events in the year 2025 in Mongolia. ... 4 June – Buddha's Birthday; 11–15 July – Naadam; 21 November ...
The performance brought cheers from a crowd of thousands at an annual lantern-lighting festival over the weekend to celebrate the Buddha's birthday. Religious belief in South Korea has been on the ...