Phuket honours Visakha Bucha Day

Phuket honours Visakha Bucha Day

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

Ceremonies to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day were conducted this morning at Wat Wichit Sangkaram and other Buddhist temples of Phuket. Photo: Phuket PR Department
 

PHUKET: Hundreds of devotees joined the ceremonies held at Wat Wichit Sangkaram in Phuket Town early this morning (May 18) to honour the major Buddhist holy day Visakha Bucha.

The ceremonies began in the morning with Phuket Governor Phakkaphong Tavipatana and his wife Sitthinee Tavipatana leading provincial officials in joining the religious event.

Each year on Visakha Bucha Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate three great events on this full moon of the sixth lunar month: The birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha.

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