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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.
Vesak (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskrit: vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, [11] Buddha Purnima, [12] Visak Bochea and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as in Tibet and Mongolia. [13] It is among the most important Buddhist festivals.
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.
Kaamatan is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other related ethnic groups in the state, and lasts for the whole of the month of May, ending with a public holiday on a date selected by a priestess known as the bobohizan.
Kaṭhina (or Kaṭina) is a Pali word referring to the wooden frame used to measure the length and width by which the robes of Buddhist monks are cut. [7] As the legend goes, thirty bhikkhus were journeying with the intention of spending Vassa with Gautama Buddha. [2]
Lễ Vesak: Birthday, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha (born in 563 BC or 480 BC in Lumbini) - the founder of Buddhism Formerly held on April 8 (in Chinese calendar) until 1959. Buddhist festival, former public holiday of Vietnam until 1975 5 of 5th month: Tết Đoan Ngọ: Tết Đoan Ngọ
Wesak Day, May [1] Harvest Festival, May 30–31 (Sabah and Labuan only) [1] Birthday Celebration of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King's Birthday), Saturday in June [1] Hari Merdeka (National Day), August 31 [1] Malaysia Day September 16 [citation needed] Birthday of Yang di-Pertua Negeri (State governor, Sabah only), Saturday in October [1]
The most widespread holiday is the "Hari Kebangsaan" (National Day), otherwise known as "Hari Merdeka" (Independence Day) on 31 August commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya. This, as well as Labour Day (1 May), the King 's birthday (First Monday of June) and some other festivals are major national public holidays.