The March Street Festival, also known as Guanyin Fair, is one of the most magnificent festivals of the Bai Ethnic Group in Dali, Yunnan. It is held every year from 15 to 21 of the Third Lunar Month (usually in April). Legend has it that Guanyin Bodhisattva defeated the evil Rakshasa. Since then, the Bai […]
#Here are some of Thailand’s distinctive Visakha Bucha Day celebrations: Sukhothai ‘Wien Tien Ta Khan’ Visakha Bucha Day 2024 21-22 May 2024 Wat Chang Lom, Sukhothai Historical Park Sukhothai Nakhon Phanom Visakha Bucha Day 2024 22 May 2024 Wat Phra That Phanom Nakhon Phanom 51st World’s Only Wien Tien Ceremony on Water, Phayao Lake 22-24 […]
A crystal-clear alpine lake wedged between Kunming and Yuxi, Fuxian Lake (Fuxian Hu) is best-known for the huge amount of Cambrian fossils discovered there, but average travellers can head for the lake on May 10th in the name of Lixia, or the Advent of Summer. A traditional festival once involving a sacrifice to the lake's […]
During the summer month of May, pilgrims gather at pagodas and temples throughout the country to water the sacred Bodhi Trees. It is said that Lord Buddha gained enlightenment when he was resting under a Bodhi tree. When the religion spread across the world, Bodhi trees were planted in monasteries all over the world by […]
On the tenth day of the third lunar month, Vietnamese gather at the Hung Temple at Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province to honor the legendary Hung Kings. Rulers of the Hong Bang era in Viet Nam’s mythic past, the Hung Kings helped develop a fine material culture of bronze and pottery, and also […]
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday. This significant day marks the birth of Cambodia's revered monarch, born on 14 May 1953. Photo by pressocm.gov.kh
Thanks to influence from Tibet and India, Bai people generally embrace Buddhism. At Shaxi , on the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month, they will observe the Prince Festival in honor of Gautama forsaking his princehood for faith. Two statues of Gautama, one as prince and one as Buddha, will be carried by costumed […]
Celebrated on the full moon of the sixth month in the Buddhist calendar, Boun Visakhaboucha marks the Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. Devout Buddhists will rise early to make merit at temples. In some temples, Buddhists will perform Wien Tien (Candlelight procession) in the evening, which includes carrying candles, incense and lotus flowers and […]
Held each year on the full moon of the sixth lunar month, Visakha Bucha Day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. On this day, Buddhists will go to the temple in worship and remembrance of the teachings and social and spiritual values of Buddha, and perform merit-making and candlelight ceremonies. This includes […]
Vesak is the festival commemorating Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. In Vietnam, many festivals are held during this day to make special efforts to look back at ourselves and bring […]
