Religious Events

The events which symbolizes the importance of religion & traditions, are famously known as Religious events. Different religious events illustrate different reasons.

-Devesh Ahuja, VV DAV Public School

Following is a video of a Sikh Wedding Ceremony, famously known as Jago Ceremony.

Above video is edited & compiled by Udayaanshu Roy & Devesh Ahuja, VV DAV Public School

Religious events

Makha Bucha Festival : Among the most important festivals of the Buddhist community, the Makha Bucha festival marks the day on the third lunar month (February-March).

There are 4 special events happened

1. 1,250 Sangha followers came to see the Buddha that evening without any schedule.

2. All of them were "Arhantas', the Enlightened One, and all of them were ordained by the Buddha himself.

3. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of the Buddhism, called "The Ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are: - To cease from all evil, - To do what is good, - To cleanse one's mind;

4. It was the full moon day.

There are many activities to be observed on this day, for example: Tumboon, making merit by going to temples for special observances, listening to Dhamma preaching and giving some donations.

Rub sil, keeping the Five Precepts, including abstinence from alcoholic drinks and all kinds of immoral acts. Tukbard, Offering food to the monks and novices in the alm bowl. Practice of renunciation, observe the Eight Precepts, practice of meditation and mental discipline, stay in the temple, wearing white robes, for a number of days. Vien Tien, attending the Candle Light Procession around the Uposatha Hall, in the evening of the Vesak full moon day.

Visakha Bucha : This is one of the most important Buddhist festival celebrated throughout Thailand. The three significant separate events are:

1. The Buddha’s Birth

2. The Enlightenment of Buddha While sitting under the Bodhi tree, he found his answer and attained the enlightenment at the age of 35 years.

3. The Nibbana, the Buddha passed away at the age of eighty years (around 2547 years ago).

All the three events took place on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month, which usually falls in May.

On this day, people hoist religious flags outside their houses, visit temples and offer flowers, candles and incense to pay their respect to the three jewels of Buddhism - the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. Temples throughout the country are crowded with people listening to sermons about Dharma (Buddha’s teaching) and in the evening there is a candlelit procession around the main building of the temple containing the Buddha statues.

This is Thai flower mobile or mobile hanging on the windows in the church or Temple in Thailand.

Rajini School in Bangkok of Thailand :