The festival is observed by Roman Catholics,Wiccans,Uzbekistan,Old Catholics,Bangladesh (by Bangladeshi Shia Muslims and others),Thailand,Iraq (by Kurds and Turkmens),Eastern Orthodox,Sikhs,Laos (as Boun That Luang),Jews in Judaism,Tajikistan,Jains,Azerbaijan,Jordan,Malayalis as religious and cultural festival,Pakistan (by Balochis, Iranis, Parsis and Pashtuns),Scottish people and Manx people),northern Malaysia,Jain,Israel (by Persian Jews, Mountain Jews and Bukharan Jews),Syria (by Kurds),Kerala state,Various countries in the Americas,Afghanistan,Chinese,Burmese,and Celtic neopagans,Cambodia (as Bon Om Touk),various Little Italys around the world,and some Buddhists (notably Newar Buddhists),Valencia,Ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese people worldwide . Mawlid is also called Donba,Rakhi,Mawlid an-Nabawī (المولد النبوي),Gani,Milad un-Nabi,or Nauratam,Havliye . Mawlid 2018 date was Tuesday 20 March 2018,at 16:15 UTC * . Mawlid begins on Ashvin Shukla Prathama . Mawlid is of Islamic,Christian type . On April 8 or May 8 (Japan), Mawlid is celebrated . The festival involves celebrating such as latkes and sufganiyot . fasting,decoration of streets and homes,Hamd,Tasbih,processions,Na`at (religious poetry),family and other social gatherings,public processions,Sadya rituals are observed in this festival . Mawlid is related to Dussehra . The frequency of this festival is annual . The 2020 date of the festival was Friday 20 March 2020,at 03:50 UTC * . Mawlid 2019 date was June 9 (Western) . The 2021 date of the festival was April 30 (Eastern) . The common name of the festival Buddha Purnima is Mawlid . Because of sun worship the festival Mawlid is observed
Mawlid was celebrated on Monday, 9 March in 2020 and on August 28 in 2019