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 . The 2018 date of the festival was May 27 (Eastern) . Vesak 2021 date was April 30 (Eastern) . Ashvin Shukla Prathama is when the festival begins . enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha,Punjabi new year are the significance of the Vesak festival . Biannual is the frequency of this festival . The festival involves celebrating Parades and Nagar Kirtan . Vesak is also called Gani,Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day,Magha . Yule,Laba Festival (in China),Buddha's Birthday,Bandi Chhor Divas,Other related festivals,Rohatsu (in Japan) is related to Vesak . raising of the Nishan Sahib flag,Meditation, observing the Eight Precepts, partaking of vegetarian food, giving are the observances in Vesak . (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 . The festival is observed by Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia and in East Asia (as Buddha's Birthday),Old Catholics . The 2019 date of the festival was Wednesday 20 March 2019,at 21:58 UTC * . Vesak is of Historical type . Vesak ends on 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
The festival is celebrated because enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha,Punjabi new year