The 2021 date of the festival was April 30 (Eastern) . raising of the Nishan Sahib flag,Meditation, observing the Eight Precepts, partaking of vegetarian food, giving are the observances in Vesak . Vesak 2018 date was May 27 (Eastern) . Vesak 2019 date was Wednesday 20 March 2019,at 21:58 UTC * . Vesak begins on Ashvin Shukla Prathama . Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia and in East Asia (as Buddha's Birthday),Old Catholics observe Vesak festival . The frequency of this festival is Biannual . 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet is when this festival ends  . Vesak is of Historical type . Because of enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha,Punjabi new year the festival Vesak is observed . Parades and Nagar Kirtan are the celebrations of this festival . On (or 1 November in the S. Hemisphere),usually in April (first),January 19 [O.S. January 6]: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Vesak is celebrated . Vesak is also called Gani,Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day,Magha . The common name of the festival বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা,初八日)부처님 오신 날,Buddha Purnima,Dongzhi (冬至),La Tomatina,Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti is Vesak . Yule,Laba Festival (in China),Buddha's Birthday,Bandi Chhor Divas,Other related festivals,Rohatsu (in Japan) is related to Vesak
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