Vesak Day

The Vesak Day is an extremely important occasion observed in Singapore. It is an important day in the Buddhist calendar. The Vesak Day in Singapore is observed to memorialize Lord Buddha's entry into Nirvana after attaining saintly enlightenment.

On the Vesak Day Singapore, a huge crowd assembles at various Buddhist temples around the city. Inside the Buddha temples the monks chant sacred hymns and a large number of devotees set caged-birds free. Setting the imprisoned birds free is considered as a graceful gesture which serves as a mark of respect to all living creatures in the world.

Some of the most advantageous points in the city for observing the festivities of Vesak Day in Singapore are the Buddhist Lodge at River Valley Road, The Thai Buddhist Temple at Jalan Bukit Merah and Lian Shan Shuang Lin Temple at Jalan Toa Payoh. Vesak Day festival is observed in different manners all over the world. On this day, the Buddhist youths organize blood donation camps and distribute gifts to the poor people. During the evenings, candlelit processions are found walking across the streets of the city and this is how the festival is ended.

The Singapore Vesak Day is celebrated around the month of March and is a yearly event. The entry to the Vesak Day festival free of cost and people can enter the temples free of cost.

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