Vesak (Buddha Day), was held in 2011/5/10.
Vesak Day
Vesak Day
Vesak Day is a Buddhist holiday.
Buddhists wear white clothing on Vesak day The girls specifically wear "lama sari" and the boys wear the national attire of sri lanka......take this from someone who is actually Buddhist and Sri Lanka and has also celebrated Vesak all her life
Vesak (Wesak), or Visakah Puja, observed on the full moon day in Taurus; so dates vary each year. Wikipedia has a full discussion at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak.
There are a number of festivals for which we consider special. Theses include Vesak, which is the Buddha's birthday, and Bohdi Day, which is the day that the Buddha become enlightened.
The birth of Siddhartha Gauthama, Attainment to Buddhahood, and death all happened in the first Full Moon day of May, celibrated as Vesak.
Vesak is a Buddhist holiday.
Vegetarian diet
Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lank, Myanmar, Indonesia, Pakistan, and India :)
Public holidays: New Year's Day Chinese New Year (2 days) Labour Day (1 May) Vesak Day National Day (9 Aug) Christmas Day (25 Dec) This is as far as I can remember.