The birth,enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha are the significance of the Vesak festival . Vesak 2019 date was 19 May . Vesak 2018 date was 29 April , (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh), 30 April (India, Nepal), 29 May (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia) . Full moon of the month of Vesākha,usually in April (first),May or June (last) is when Vesak is celebrated . Buddha's Birthday,Other related festivals,Laba Festival (in China),Rohatsu (in Japan) is related to Vesak . The official name of the festival Vesak is Vesak,Vesākha,Buddha Purnima,Buddha Jayanti,Vaisakha,Vaishakhi Purnima . The frequency of this festival is annual . Vesak is also called Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day . Religious is the type(s) Vesak festival . Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia and in East Asia (as Buddha's Birthday) observe Vesak festival . Meditation, observing the Eight Precepts, partaking of vegetarian food, giving,charity, "bathing" the Buddha rituals are observed in this festival
Vesak was celebrated on Sunset, 2 December – nightfall, 10 December in 2018 and on April 28 (Eastern) in 2019