Māgha Pūjā is of Buddhist type . Māgha Pūjā 2018 date was May 20 (Western) . Māgha Pūjā 2020 date was June 7 (Eastern) . Because of Commemorating the three-day fast observed by the Jewish people in the story of Purim,250 disciples the festival Māgha Pūjā is observed . Māgha Pūjā is related to 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) . The festival involves celebrating such as Ma'oz Tzur. Reciting the Hallel prayer. Eating foods fried in oil . 10 Tevet at 72 minutes before sunrise is when the festival begins . The festival is observed by Burmese,Sri Lankan and Thai Theravāda Buddhists,Lao,Roman Empire,Cambodian . The 2019 date of the festival was June 16 (Eastern) . The official name of the festival Māgha Pūjā is 初八日)부처님 오신 날 . general merit-making activities are the observances in Māgha Pūjā . Biannual is the frequency of this festival . Māgha Pūjā ends on 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet . Amavasya of Kartik month is when Māgha Pūjā is celebrated . Fourfold Assembly Day,Buddha Jayanti is also called Māgha Pūjā . The 2021 date of the festival was Sunset, 28 November – nightfall, 6 December
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