There are many special or holy days held throughout the year by the Buddhist community. Many of these days celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar. The most significant celebration happens every May on the night of the full moon, when Buddhist all over the world celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. It has become to be known as Buddha Day. Here is Buddhist holidays and festivals in Year 2018 .
Buddhist holidays and festivals in Year 2018
Date
/Month
|
Day
|
Festival
Name
|
02 January
|
Tuesday
|
Mahayana
New Year
|
14
February
|
Wednesday
|
Ritual
purification (Dugzhuuba)
|
15
February
|
Thursday
|
Parinirvana
of Buddha Shakyamuni
|
16
February
|
Friday
|
Tibetan
New Year (Losar)
Mongolian
New Year (Tsagaan Sar)
15 Wonders
of the Buddha (Monlam Chenmo)
|
02 March
|
Friday
|
Sangha Day
Magha Puja
Chotrul
Duchen
|
31 March
|
Saturday
|
Avalokitesvara's
Birthday
|
13 April
|
Friday
|
Thai New
Year (Songkran)
|
30 April
|
Monday
|
Theravada
New Year
Kalachakra
festival (Duynhor-Khural)
|
04 May
|
Friday
|
Plowing
day (Raek Na Khwan)
|
22 May
|
Tuesday
|
Buddha's
Birthday
|
29 May
|
Tuesday
|
Vesak
|
28 June
|
Thursday
|
Poson Poya
Day
Dzam Ling
Chi Sang
|
06 July
|
Friday
|
Birth of
Dalai Lama
|
16 July
|
Monday
|
Gyre of
Maitreya (Maidari-Khural)
|
22 July
|
Sunday
|
Birth of
Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)
|
28 July
|
Saturday
|
Vassa
Commemorated
of Arhats (Naidani-Khural)
Dharma Day
(Asalha Puja)
|
26 August
|
Sunday
|
Ghost
Festival
Ancestor
Day (Ulambana)
The
Festival Of The Tooth (Esala Perahera)
|
24 October
|
Wednesday
|
Kathina
Pavarana
day
|
30 October
|
Tuesday
|
Lhabab
Duchen
|
17
November
|
Saturday
|
The
Elephant Festival
|
23
November
|
Friday
|
Day of
protectors of the Doctrine (Palden Lhamo)
Loi
Krathong
Anapanasati
Day
|
02
December
|
Sunday
|
Feast of
thousands of lamps (Zula-Khural)
|
