VESAK

 

Vesak is an important religious festival celebrated by Buddhists all over the world. Vesak falls one the full moon poya day of the month of may. People celebrated the Birth,Enlightenment and passing away of Lord Buddha.These are the three great events in the life of Lord Buddha,the religious leader of Buddhism .


PPeople celebrate vesak in various ways.We all go to temple on this day.Many people observe sil.Some people organize  'Danselas ' and give foods and drinks freely.


People erect pabadols at public places.They depict Jathaka tales. They teach us a moral lesson . They are illuminated with thousands of ccolourful bulbs. We all light caly lamps at home. We make vesak lanterns and hang them around our houses . We all live in peace and harmony during vesak festival .🌸🌕

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