Buddha's Birthday
Official name | Fódàn (佛誕) Phật Đản Chopa-il (초파일, 初八日)부처님 오신 날 বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা बुद्ध जयन्ती Vesākha
Also called | Buddha's Birthday Buddha Purnima Buddha Jayanti
Observed by | Buddhists in East Asia and Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia (as Vesak)
Type | Buddhist, cultural
Significance | Celebrates the birthday of Gautama Buddha
Date | varies by region: April 8 or May 8 (Japan) Second Sunday in May (Taiwan) 8th day of 4th lunar month (mainland China and East Asia) first full moon of Vaisakha (South Asia and Southeast Asia)
2018 date | 22 May (China and East Asia)
2019 date | 12 May (China and East Asia)
2020 date | 30 April (China and East Asia)
Frequency | annual
Related to | Vesak