By dusk, on Vesak Day, I would team up with my cousins and hit the streets ... Needless to say, I was highly excited. The tour was part of the Colombo by Night sightseeing programme launched by Ebert ...

Often lanterns are released into the night sky. Both Wesak and Parinirvana Day are an opportunity to celebrate the life of the Buddha and to reflect on his teaching, including the Eightfold Path.

A series of programmes to commemorate Vesak together with the 2600th Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi were held in various parts of the country. President Mahinda Rajapaksa formally declared the year ...

Wesak celebrates the Buddha's birthday and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. It is also called Buddha Day. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is ...