Buddha's Birthday
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Buddha's Birthday

A statue of the child Gautama Buddha as depicted in his apocryphal story of birth

Official name	Fódàn (佛誕)
Phật Đản
Chopa-il (초파일, 初八日)부처님 오신 날
বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা
बुद्ध जयन्ती
Vesākha
Also called	Buddha's Birthday
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Jayanti
Observed by	Buddhists in East Asia and Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia (as Vesak)
Type	Buddhist, cultural
Significance	Celebrates the birthday of Gautama Buddha
Date	varies by region:

April 8 or May 8 (Japan)

Second Sunday in May (Taiwan)

8th day of 4th lunar month (mainland China and East Asia)

first full moon of Vaisakha (South Asia and Southeast Asia)

2023 date	26 May (China and East Asia)
2024 date	15 May (China and East Asia)
2025 date	5 May (China and East Asia)
Frequency	annual
Related to	Vesak

Using the given table, decide if the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted by the data. Provide the verdict inside {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"} as JSON.

Assertion: Buddha's Birthday is a winter holiday.

answer: refuted