The 2021 date of the festival was April 4 (Western) . Guru Purnima is of cultural type . The official name of the festival Guru Purnima is Vesākha . The frequency of this festival is Annual . Eastern Orthodox,Jain observe Guru Purnima festival . Bright lunar fortnight Full Moon) (June–July),20 is when Guru Purnima is celebrated . Guru Purnima 2020 date was December 25, 2020 . The festival involves celebrating feasting . The 2018 date of the festival was 22 May (China and East Asia) . fasting are the observances in Guru Purnima . The 2019 date of the festival was 27th (Naraka Chaturdashi) and (Lakshmi Puja/Kali Puja) . Guru Purnima begins on 25 Kislev . 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet is when this festival ends  . Because of Traditional commemoration of the birth of Muhammad the festival Guru Purnima is observed . Guru Purnima is also called Nativity
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