Buddista (Theravada) : The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jatra and Kumari Jatra. Indra Jatra is marked by masked dances of deities and demons, displays of sacred images and tableaus in honor of the deity Indra, the king of heaven. Kumari Jatra is the chariot procession of the living goddess Kumari.

Buddista (Theravada) : Prima che la nascita di Buddhism (non ci erano calendari), attività sia interrotta dai ascetics durante la luna piena. Attualmente sono stati dedicati alle attività religiose. Il Buddha ha adottato questa pratica ed ha sviluppato la predica dei commenti (bana) in monasteri e tempie durante i periodi della luna piena (poyas). E quando il Buddhism introdotto Thero in modo venerabile di Arahat Mahinda a questo paese in 247 BC lui ha perpetuato questa tradizione.

Buddista (Theravada) : Celebrates the obtaining of Vivarana (the assurance of becoming a Buddha) by the Bodhisatta Maitriya and the commissioning of 60 disciples by The Buddha to disperse his teachings. http://www.mysrilanka.com/travel/lanka/festivals/POSON.HTM

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Buddista (Theravada) : Bouk Khao Pansa marks the end of Buddhist Lent and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots. in Vientiane only

Buddista (Theravada) : Marks the end of the Rainy Retreat period (Vassana-Samaya). The Bhikkus stay indoors in the temples and observe the Bhavana meditation and other religious activities. This is the end and climax of the rainy season.

Buddista (Theravada) : That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, Boun That Luang , is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Buddista (Theravada) : Arrival of the Bo-tree sapling. This was brought to Sri Lanka from India by Buddhist Theri Sanghamitta, and it is this very tree that is venerated by Buddhists in Anuradhapura. It is also the oldest documented tree in the world. Sanghamitta Theri established the Bhikkhuni Sasana (the Order of Nuns). paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Buddista (Theravada) : Tamang New Year - This community has a tradition of associating years with the symbols of 12 different animals (starting with Rat and ending with Boar).

Buddista (Theravada) : Magh Sankrati in honor of the contribution of then King Prithivi Narayan Shah, the builder of modern Nepal

Buddista (Theravada) : Commemorates Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka. This visit too took place in the first year of the Buddha's preaching. http://www.mysrilanka.com/travel/lanka/festivals/POSON.HTM

Buddista (Theravada) : Celebrato secondo un complicato calendario lunare e solare.

Buddista (Theravada) : Il festival del capodanno lunare, Tsagaan Sar, si celebra a febbraio o intorno a febbraio a seconda del calendario lunare mongolo. Generalmente coincide con altre celebrazioni lunari del capodanno, come i cinesi. Spesso, tuttavia, i mongoli negano qualsiasi origine o influenza cinese. Negli anni sessanta, il governo comunista cercò di trasformarlo in Cattle Breeders' Day e la celebrazione ufficiale fu interrotta. Il giorno di Tsagaan Sar maggiori controlli sulla presenza dei dipendenti si verificherebbe. Mai senza senso, come con altre tradizioni e attività religiose, alcune famiglie rimangono una pratica surrettizia, soprattutto in campagna. Quando il partito cerca di riaffermare i valori tradizionali alla fine degli anni Ottanta diventa di nuovo un giorno festivo. Ancora il festival ha il suo carattere pre-rivoluzionario di riaffermare i legami parenti. Tsagaan Sar, che significa Mese Bianco o Luna, è uno dei due grandi eventi annuali pubblici, accanto al Nadaam. Segna la fine dell'inverno e l'inizio della primavera e il ciclo del nuovo anno. Ripristinato il calendario tibetano nel 2005. in Kalmykia-Khalm Tangch, Buryatia, Tyva http://mongoluls.net/tsagaansar.shtml

Buddista (Theravada) : Tamang New Year - This community has a tradition of associating years with the symbols of 12 different animals (starting with Rat and ending with Boar).

Buddista (Theravada) : Celebrato secondo un complicato calendario lunare e solare.

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Buddista (Theravada) : Commemora la morte di Buddha. Si ritiene che la morte di Buddha debba essere celebrata perché alla sua morte aveva raggiunto l'illuminazione e aveva finalmente raggiunto lo stadio del Nirvana.

Buddista (Theravada) : Celebrates the following events in Buddhist history: Entrance into the order of two leading disciples of The Buddha (Sariputta and Maha Moggalana), The Buddha proclaims for the first time a code of fundamental ethical precepts for the monks. The Buddha announces that within three months His Parinibbana (death) will take place. http://www.mysrilanka.com/travel/lanka/festivals/POSON.HTM

Buddista (Theravada) : On the first day pilgrims go to pay homage to the most sacred statue of Sakya Muni in Jokhang temple and burn incense all around Jokhang as well as at all Tibetan homes.

Buddista (Theravada) : The festival of the lunar New Year, Tsagaan Sar, is celebrated in or around February depending on the Mongolian lunar calendar. It generally coincides with other lunar New Year celebrations, like the Chinese. Often, however, Mongolians deny any Chinese origin or influence. In the 1960s, the communist government tried to transform it into Cattle Breeders` Day and official celebration was stopped. On the day of Tsagaan Sar increased checks on employee presence would occur. Neverthless, like with other traditionsand religious activities, some families remain a surreptious practise, especially in countryside. When the party tries to reaffirm traditional values in the late eighties it again becomes a public holiday. Still the festival has its pre-revolutionary character of reaffirming kin ties. Tsagaan Sar, meaning White Month or Moon, is one the main two big public annual events, next to the Nadaam. It marks the end of Winter and the beginning of spring and the new year´s cycle. Reverted to Tibetan calendar in 2005. in Kalmykia-Khalm Tangch, Buryatia, Tyva

Buddista (Theravada) : Commemorates the visit of The Buddha to his home to preach to his father King Suddhodana and other relatives and show them the path to enlightenment and final deliverance.