Vesak Poya – Festival of lights (Buddhist)

Festival in Sri Lanka

Vesak Poya – Festival of lights (Buddhist)

Vesak is the Poya festival that drops on the moon of the month of March. According to the Buddhist moon calendar, it’s the first moon of the New Year. Vesak Poya is a triple festival of Buddha. It is on this particular day that Buddha was born, located enlightenment, after that many years later on died. The Vesak festival takes over the city and the most of the island. Every home and also place of business hangs white paper lanterns that are lit up at night. Areas like Baudaloka Mawata and Biera Lake are specially decorated.

 

When: Full moon of May 

Where: Throughout the island, however festivals in Colombo are on a grand scale