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Aug 5, 2024 · Upcoming public holiday, and calendar of Singapore's public holidays for2023, 2024 and 2025.
Mar 14, 2024 · 1 Following the Singapore Buddhist Federation’s announcement on the revised date for Vesak Day next year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has gazetted 2 June 2023 as the new public holiday for Vesak Day. 2 The updated list of public holidays in 2023 is as follows.
Sep 29, 2022 · Vesak Day 2023 on Jun. 3. This comes after the date for next year's Vesak Day was revised to Jun. 2, 2023, as announced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Sep. 29. The Singapore Buddhist ...
The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment (Nibbāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism, and Navayana. [14] The name Vesak is derived from the Pali term vesākha or Sanskrit vaiśākha for the lunar month of Vaisakha, which is considered the month of Buddha's birth. [15]
Sep 29, 2022 · The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (Sep 29) said that it has gazetted Jun 2, 2023 as the new public holiday for Vesak Day following the Singapore Buddhist Federation's (SBF)...
Sep 29, 2022 · SINGAPORE - Vesak Day in 2023 will fall on June 2 instead of June 3, said the Ministry of Manpower on Thursday. The date was revised after the Singapore Buddhist Federation verified it with ...
May 5, 2023 · Also known as Wesak or Buddha Day, Vesak is one of the most important Buddhist festivals and is usually celebrated in May or early June. This year, it falls on Friday 5 May.
Jun 1, 2023 · Vesak Day 2023 – Events in Singapore to celebrate. To many of us, Vesak Day is just an excuse to sleep in on a weekday. But for worshippers of the Buddhist faith, this important festival commemorates the birth of Prince Siddharta and his enlightenment to become Buddha.
May 22, 2024 · Vesak Day 2023, 2024 and 2025. Vesak Day is a holy day celebrated by Buddhists. It represents the birth, the Nirvana (enlightenment) and the Parinirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha.
Come celebrate Vesak Day! On this day, we commemorate the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha. We use the opportunity to reiterate our determination to lead noble lives, to purify our minds, to practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to all beings.
