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  2. Vesak - Wikipedia

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    In Singapore, Vesak Day was made a public holiday in 1955 after many public petitions, replacing Whit Monday. [48] [49] [50] In the early decades of the 20th century, Vesak Day was associated with the Ceylonese community which then celebrated it along with their National Day in a two-day event. After World War II, there was a movement to make ...

  3. Public holidays in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    There are generally 11 public holidays a year; however, since the gap between the Islamic calendar and the Gregorian calendar lasts around 11 days, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Hari Raya Aidil Adha are respectively celebrated twice in a Gregorian calendar year every 32 or 33 years. This occurred in 1968 and 2000 for Hari Raya Puasa as well as 1974 ...

  4. Buddha's Birthday - Wikipedia

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    In South Korea, the birthday of Buddha is celebrated according to the Korean lunar calendar and is a national holiday. This day is called "Bucheo-nim o-shin nal" (Hangul: 부처님 오신 날) meaning "the day when the Buddha (Bucheo-nim) came", which is also called "Seok-ga T'an-shin-il" (Hangul: 석가탄신일, Hanja: 釋迦誕辰日), i.e ...

  5. Buddhist holidays - Wikipedia

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    Vesak: The Buddha's birthday is known as Vesak and is one of the major festivals of the year. It is celebrated on the first full moon day in May, or the fourth lunar month which usually occurs in May or during a lunar leap year, June.

  6. Uposatha - Wikipedia

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    Visakha Puja or Visakha Uposatha [37] or Vesak ("Buddha Day") is the most sacred Buddhist holiday. It is the anniversary of the Buddha's birth, awakening and parinibbana. [38] Asalha Puja or Asalha Uposatha [39] ("Dhamma Day") is the anniversary of the Buddha's delivering his first discourse, which is collected as the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.

  7. 2024 in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    2 April – Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28. [25]15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the next Prime Minister of Singapore.

  8. Thekchen Choling - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore temple has weekly teachings in English and Mandarin, chanting and prayers sessions. It provides prayers and celebrations for Buddhist holy days and festivals such as Lunar New Year, Vesak, Ullambana, and Qingming Festival. The main hall is available to all who seek a place of quiet, for prayers and for meditation from 11am-7pm ...

  9. June - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, Vesak (Buddha Day), the most significant Buddhist festival, occurs on 2 June in Singapore and on 3 June in Thailand as of 2024. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] Shavuot , one of the biblically-ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals observed in Judaism , takes place during the month of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar , which corresponds to being between May ...