Today is Vesak. The day on which the prince siddhartha became enlightened (and was born and died on as well). Buddhists all around the world commemorate this day.
Some time back I remember it was news that Vesak was made a global holiday. But my friends abroad says it is not... hmm...
We are all at work today, nobody here has any idea of a wesak.
ReplyDeleteI too remember some politicians claiming that it was made an international holiday.
No idea..
No holiday for wesak, no for May 1st. Even Soddo don't know what is wesak :-((
ReplyDeleteWell I wish it was....But sad to say that I'm working as well. Funny thing is for the same company we both work but in 2 geographical locations in the world.
ReplyDeleteIt was late Mr.Kadiragamar who proposed UN to make the Wesak day a global holiday.
ReplyDeleteIf nobody has any idea of Wesak, what is the point of making a global holiday?
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly the point why it should be made a global holiday!
ReplyDeleteEverybody knows christmas, Haj/ Ramazan. Why not wesak?
it is a holiday in certain countries.
ReplyDeleteIt is a holiday in Singapore, Malaysia and HK (where it seems to be called Buddha's Birthday) - I am looking at a Diary given by a Singaporean firm it has holidays marked for the above countries plus Australia, China and the US
My friends in the US, UK and Australia said it wasn't... hmm.. perhaps not all companies give it as a holiday
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