Saga Dawa Düchen · Saga Dawa Duchen

Culture of origin: Buddhist · Cultural

Holiday sources: Buddhism

Saga Dawa, the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, is given to the life of the Buddha Shakyamuni, and its full moon on the fifteenth, Saga Dawa Düchen, commemorates his birth, enlightenment and parinirvana, the events Theravada Buddhists keep at Vesak. The merit of actions is held to be greatly increased on the day; through the month people give alms to beggars and avoid eating meat.