Vesak Day in Singapore - 2025
12 May 2025, Monday
Vesak Day is a national holiday in Singapore
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When is Vesak Day in Singapore 2025?
12 May 2025, Monday is Vesak Day in Singapore 2025
About: Vesak Day
Vesak, also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as Tibet and Mongolia. It is the most important Buddhist festival. The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism and Navayana. The name Vesak is derived from the Pali term vesākha or Sanskrit vaiśākha for the lunar month of Vaisakha, which is considered the month of Buddha's birth. In Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the holiday is known by its Sanskrit name and derived variants of it. In the East Asian tradition, a celebration of Buddha's Birthday typically occurs around the traditional timing of Vesak, while the Buddha's awakening and passing away are celebrated as separate holidays that occur at other times in the calendar as Bodhi Day and Nibbāna Day.
Official name | Vesak, Vesākha, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Vaishakh Purnima, Saka Dawa |
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Also called | Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day |
Significance | Commemoration of the birth, enlightenment and death of The Buddha |
Observances | Meditation, observing the Eight Precepts, partaking of vegetarian food, giving to charity, "bathing" the Buddha |
Date | Full moon of the lunar month of Vesākha, usually in April, May or June. |
date | Full moon of the lunar month of Vesākha, usually in April, May or June. |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Buddha's Birthday, Other related festivals, Laba Festival (in China), Rohatsu (in Japan) |
Wikidata description | Buddhist festival marking the birth of the Buddha |
Wikidata id | Q215700 |
Wikidata label | Vesak |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Vesak Day (2025) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Singapore | 12 May, Monday | Vesak Day | National holiday |