A short sharing about Vesak Day (Wesak Day). What is Vesak Day? What does Vesak Day represent? How do people celebrate Vesak Day?

1. Vesak Day
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2. When is Vesak Day?

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4. What is Vesak Day?

5. Vesak Day
A very important holy
day celebrated by
Buddhists around
the world

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7. How do people around the world
celebrate Vesak Day?

8. India

9. China

10. China

11. Thailand

12. Thailand

13. Thailand

14. Taiwan

15. Taiwan

16. Sri Lanka

17. Sri Lanka

18. Indonesia

19. Indonesia

20. Indonesia

21. Japan

22. Malaysia

23. Korea

24. Singapore

25. Singapore

26. Singapore

27. What happens on Vesak Day?
oTemples are beautifully decorated
oBuddhists gather early at their temples
oBuddhist monks chant the sutras
oWorshippers bring offerings of flowers,
candles and incense to lay at the feet of
the statues

29. Why do Buddhists bring offerings of
flower, candles and incense?
To show their beliefs that they
accept that life, like the offerings, is
subject to decay and destruction

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Buddhists believe that doing good
deeds on Vesak Day will multiply
merit many times over

31. Blood donation
at hospitals

32. Chanting of
mantras

33. Releasing caged
birds & animals

34. Bathing a
Buddha

35. Three-step,
one-bow ritual

36. Vegetarian
meals

37. Vesak Day
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