One year from now, Vesak Poya will mark a significant event - the 2600th anniversary of the Buddha's Enlightenment. An elaborate programme has been drawn up to commemorate this great event on the ...

As we navigate the path to a better future, let us seize the spirit of Vesak. UN Secretary-General António Guterres "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the most sacred day ...

Records indicate that religious observances on Poya days had been introduced from the time of King Devanampiyatissa. Special festivals were organised to mark Vesak, Poson and Esala. The golden era of ...

Wesak celebrates the Buddha's birthday and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. It is also called Buddha Day. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is ...