Vesak is a Buddhist festival that is usually celebrated in May or early June. It celebrates Buddha’s birthday. For some Buddhists, it also marks his enlightenment, which is when he found out ...

The International Council for the Day of Vesak (ICDV) and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) convened their second meeting in ...

UNITED NATIONS -- Sri Lanka will commemorate the annual International Day of Vesak at the UN General Assembly tomorrow with several ambassadors, senior UN officials, delegates and expatriates ...

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tel Aviv and the Sri Lankan expatriate community in Israel organized the celebration of Vesak Day as in previous years. On Saturday, May 9 from 6 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. the main ...

Also known as Buddha's Day, Vesak celebrates the birth, death, and enlightenment of the Buddha on the full moon of the fourth lunar month. This is called by other names in other countries, including ...

Vesak is celebrated by millions of Buddhists around the world. A day commemorating the birth, awakening, and death of the Buddha. Special thanks to @gunnertravel for his Singapore footage!

Nevada has introduced Assembly Bill 82 to officially recognize Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Vaisakhi, and Vesak as public holidays, ...

A bill moving through the state legislature would require the governor to annually proclaim certain days to be “Diwali Day,” ...

Reuben D’Silva, an Indian American Assemblyman who represents East and North Las Vegas has introduced a bill for formal ...

Adressing a meeting in Jaffna, he said the Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and Christian communities celebrate different fesitivals such as Vesak, Thai Pongal, Christmas and Ramazan and stressed the need ...