Vesak
Official name | Vesak, Vesākha, Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti, Vaisakha, Vaishakhi Purnima
Also called | Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day
Observed by | Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia and in East Asia (as Buddha's Birthday)
Type | Religious
Significance | The birth, enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha
Observances | Meditation, observing the Eight Precepts, partaking of vegetarian food, giving to charity, "bathing" the Buddha
Date | Full moon of the month of Vesākha, usually in April (first), May or June (last)
2018 date | 29 April (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh) 30 April (India, Nepal) 29 May (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)
2019 date | 19 May
Frequency | annual
Related to | Buddha's Birthday Other related festivals Laba Festival (in China) Rohatsu (in Japan)