Māgha Pūjā is of Buddhist,cultural type . The festival involves celebrating Shwedagon Pagoda Festival . Māgha Pūjā is also called Saṅgha Day,Fourfold Assembly Day . Māgha Pūjā 2019 date was 19 February . Māgha Pūjā is related to Chotrul Duchen (in Tibet),Daeboreum (in Korea),Koshōgatsu (in Japan),Lantern Festival (in China),Tết Nguyên tiêu (in Vietnam) . Cambodian,Lao,Burmese,Sri Lankan and Thai Theravāda Buddhists observe Māgha Pūjā festival . procession with light,general merit-making activities rituals are observed in this festival . On Full moon day of the 3rd lunar month, Māgha Pūjā is celebrated . The significance of Māgha Pūjā festival are A historical meeting was held between the Buddha and his first 1,250 disciples
Māgha Pūjā is similar to less than 9 festivals