The life of the Buddha is celebrated with festivals: Wesak – or Buddha Day - happens at the full moon in May, and Parinirvana Day – sometimes known as Nirvana Day - happens in February.

Wesak, also known as Vesak or Buddha Day, will be celebrated on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. Scroll or ...

In several South and Southeast Asian countries, it is celebrated on the first full moon of May, which falls on May 23. Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the ...