Māgha Pūjā is of Buddhist type . The festival is observed by Burmese,Sri Lankan and Thai Theravāda Buddhists,Lao,Roman Empire,Cambodian . 10 Tevet at 72 minutes before sunrise is when the festival begins . Māgha Pūjā 2018 date was May 20 (Western) . The official name of the festival Māgha Pūjā is 初八日)부처님 오신 날 . Amavasya of Kartik month is when Māgha Pūjā is celebrated . general merit-making activities rituals are observed in this festival . such as Ma'oz Tzur. Reciting the Hallel prayer. Eating foods fried in oil are the celebrations of this festival . The 2020 date of the festival was June 7 (Eastern) . Fourfold Assembly Day,Buddha Jayanti is also called Māgha Pūjā . Easter, Easter Sunday (primarily), Divine Mercy Sunday, Ascension, Pentecost, Whit Monday, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi and Feast of the Sacred Heart which follow it. It is related,Bhai Duj,Daeboreum (in Korea),Il Poya (in Sri Lanka),Rohatsu (in Japan) is related to Māgha Pūjā . The frequency of this festival is Biannual . The 2019 date of the festival was June 16 (Eastern) . Commemorating the three-day fast observed by the Jewish people in the story of Purim,250 disciples are the significance of the Māgha Pūjā festival . Māgha Pūjā 2021 date was Sunset, 28 November – nightfall, 6 December . Māgha Pūjā ends on 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
Māgha Pūjā was celebrated on May 20 (Western) in 2018