procession with light,general merit-making activities are the observances in Māgha Pūjā . Buddhist,cultural are the type(s) Māgha Pūjā festival . Full moon day of the 3rd lunar month is when Māgha Pūjā is celebrated . Māgha Pūjā 2019 date was 19 February . Saṅgha Day,Fourfold Assembly Day is also called Māgha Pūjā . Chotrul Duchen (in Tibet),Daeboreum (in Korea),Koshōgatsu (in Japan),Lantern Festival (in China),Tết Nguyên tiêu (in Vietnam) is related to Māgha Pūjā . Because of A historical meeting was held between the Buddha and his first 1,250 disciples the festival Māgha Pūjā is observed . The festival is observed by Cambodian,Lao,Burmese,Sri Lankan and Thai Theravāda Buddhists . The festival involves celebrating Shwedagon Pagoda Festival
The festival is celebrated because of multiple reasons