佛诞日

佛誕日
Fódànrì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
  2. 2 Vesak

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fódànrì sìmiào lǐ jǔxíng yùfó yíshì.
On Buddha's Birthday, temples hold the bathing-the-Buddha ceremony.
HSK 7-9
Xiānggǎng bǎ Fódànrì lièwéi gōngzhòng jiàqī.
Hong Kong lists Buddha's Birthday as a public holiday.

Tips

culture
Marked by 浴佛 ('bathing the Buddha') - pouring scented water over a small standing Buddha statue, commemorating the legend that nine dragons washed Siddhartha at birth. Also called 浴佛节 or 佛诞节.
history
Public holiday in Hong Kong (since 1999) and Macau, but not in mainland China. In Taiwan it's celebrated alongside Mother's Day in May.

Stroke Order

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