Fast of Esther 2018 date was Fri 24 Aug . annual is the frequency of this festival . Mongolian New Year dragon dances are the celebrations of this festival . Fast of Esther 2021 date was April 4 (Western) . Fast of Esther is also called Là Bealltainn  (Scottish Gaelic) . Fast of Esther ends on September 2, 2019 . On June 15 : Islam (not commemorated), Fast of Esther is celebrated . Because of Birth Anniversary of Mahaveer Swami the festival Fast of Esther is observed . and Vallamkali rituals are observed in this festival . Fast of Esther 2020 date 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) . Fast of Esther is of national type . many non-Christians observe Fast of Esther festival . Bhai Tika is related to Fast of Esther . Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi is when the festival begins . The official name of the festival Fast of Esther is Loi Krathong[citation needed] (ลอยกระทง) . The 2019 date of the festival was 6 May – 3 June
Fast of Esther was celebrated on April 21 (Western) in 2019 and on 24 May (expected – may differ 1 day dependent on sighting of lunar crescent) in 2020