The 2019 date of the festival was 19 February . Full moon day of the 3rd lunar month is when Māgha Pūjā is celebrated . Māgha Pūjā is also called Saṅgha Day,Fourfold Assembly Day . Because of A historical meeting was held between the Buddha and his first 1,250 disciples the festival Māgha Pūjā is observed . Buddhist,cultural are the type(s) Māgha Pūjā festival . The festival involves celebrating Shwedagon Pagoda Festival . procession with light,general merit-making activities rituals are observed in this festival . Cambodian,Lao,Burmese,Sri Lankan and Thai Theravāda Buddhists observe Māgha Pūjā festival . Chotrul Duchen (in Tibet),Daeboreum (in Korea),Koshōgatsu (in Japan),Lantern Festival (in China),Tết Nguyên tiêu (in Vietnam) is related to Māgha Pūjā
The festival Māgha Pūjā is celebrated due to 8 reasons