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