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The story behind Vesak Day

Vesak, also called Buddha Day or Buddha Purnima, falls on the full moon of the lunar month of Vesakha, usually in May. For most Buddhists it commemorates three events in one: the birth, the enlightenment and the passing into nirvana of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.

Temples fill with offerings of flowers, candles and incense; many people keep the precepts, meditate, release birds or give food to those in need. Lanterns light the streets of Sri Lanka, and it is a public holiday in countries including Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar.