Maha Bucha Dai 2023 2024

Makha Bucha Day is a Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and on the full moon day of Tabaung in Myanmar. It is the second most important Buddhist festival after Vesak, and is celebrated by Theravada Buddhists around the world. laos In […]

Makha Bucha Day is a Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day
of the third lunar month in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and on the
full moon day of Tabaung in Myanmar. It is the second most important Buddhist
festival after Vesak, and is celebrated by Theravada Buddhists around the
world.

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In 2023 2024, Makha Bucha Day falls on March 6th. In 2023 2024, it
falls on February 24th.

The festival
commemorates a gathering that was held between the Buddha and 1,250 of his
first disciples, which, according to tradition, preceded the custom of
periodic recitation of discipline by monks. On the day, Buddhists celebrate
the creation of an ideal and exemplary community, which is why it is sometimes
called Saṅgha Day, the Saṅgha referring to the Buddhist community, and for
some Buddhist schools this is specifically the monastic
community.

In Thailand, Makha Bucha
Day is a public holiday. On the day, people go to the temple to make merit,
which can include listening to sermons, making offerings to the monks, and
participating in processions.

Here are
some of the traditional activities that are carried out on Makha Bucha
Day:

• Going to the
  temple to make merit: This is the most important activity of the day.
  Buddhists go to the temple to listen to sermons, make offerings to the monks,
  and participate in processions.
• Fasting: Some
  Buddhists fast on Makha Bucha Day, which means abstaining from eating solid
  food.
• Taking alms: Monks go out into the
  community to collect alms from lay people. This is a way for lay people to
  make merit and support the monastic community.
• Reciting the Three Refuges and Five Precepts:
  Buddhists recite the Three Refuges and Five Precepts, which are the basic
  tenets of Buddhism.
• Praying for peace and
  happiness: Buddhists pray for peace and happiness for themselves,
  their families, and the world.

Makha Bucha Day is a
time for Buddhists to reflect on the importance of the Saṅgha and to reaffirm
their commitment to Buddhism. It is also a time for people to come together to
celebrate the Buddhist faith.