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