Welcome to Wesak! Wesak is a major festival in many Buddhist countries. It happens on the day of the full moon in May. During this day, people celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. This festival is extremely religious, and so everyone tries to follow the Buddhist guidelines as closely as they can. They believe the most important things to practice are the good virtues of kindness and generosity to all living things. There are stands by the sides of some roads from which free food or drinks are given to people walking by. The streets are filled with entertainers, pageants, and happiness. In Sri Lanka, Buddhists dress in white and carry baskets of flowers to the monastery. Some people donate blood to hospitals, while others give away free dharma books. Buddhists all over the world decorate monasteries with Buddhist flags, lanterns, and flowers.
Recipes
Food cooked in the Buddhist way should serve the needs of the group without distraction.
