Guru Purnima 2018 date was April 8 (Eastern) . decorating homes with May flowers,family gathering,National Holiday in Nepal are the celebrations of this festival . Guru Purnima 2019 date was April 19 (Western) . Tug of War rituals are observed in this festival . The official name of the festival Guru Purnima is 初八日)부처님 오신 날 . The same day, at nightfall is when this festival ends  . The festival is observed by Mauritania,Hindu devotees & Buddhist disciples in India and Nepal . Guru Purnima 2020 date was April 19 (Eastern) . The 2021 date of the festival was October 11 . Bright lunar fortnight Full Moon) (June–July),1 May is when Guru Purnima is celebrated . 13th day of Adar at dawn (if Shabbat then 11th day of Adar at dawn) is when the festival begins . Daeboreum (in Korea) is related to Guru Purnima . Ganeshotsav is also called Guru Purnima . Guru Purnima is of Asian type . The frequency of this festival is every year (lunar calendar) . The significance of Guru Purnima festival are The Maccabees successfully rebelled against Antiochus IV Epiphanes. According
Guru Purnima is the other name of Buddha Purnima