Māgha Pūjā is of Buddhist,seasonal type . Remembers the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia,Traditional commemoration of the birth of Muhammad,250 disciples,A historical meeting was held between the Buddha and his first 1 are the significance of the Māgha Pūjā festival . The 2019 date of the festival was October 14 . The festival involves celebrating festive clothing . procession with light,Onathappan,Athachamayam,general merit-making activities rituals are observed in this festival . The festival is observed by Sri Lankan and Thai Theravāda Buddhists . The same day, at nightfall is when this festival ends  . The 2018 date of the festival was Thursday, 13 September . The 2021 date of the festival was Sunset, 28 November – nightfall, 6 December . Māgha Pūjā is also called Saṅgha Day . Māgha Pūjā is related to Chotrul Duchen (in Tibet),Eid al-Adha,Lantern Festival (in China),Daeboreum (in Korea),Balipratipada,Koshōgatsu (in Japan),Tết Nguyên tiêu (in Vietnam) . The official name of the festival Māgha Pūjā is Vesak . The frequency of this festival is once every Islamic year . The 2020 date of the festival was evening of 23 April (22 April for Mali; 24 April for Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Iran, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka) – 23 May (expected) . On (or 1 November in the S. Hemisphere), Māgha Pūjā is celebrated
Māgha Pūjā was celebrated on Thursday, 13 September in 2018 and on evening of 23 April (22 April for Mali; 24 April for Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Iran, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka) – 23 May (expected) in 2020