Buddha's Birthday Celebrated by Hinayana Buddhists
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(June 29 – May 15 according to the lunar calendar)
Followers of the Hinayana school of Buddhism, prevalent mainly in southern Vietnam, celebrate Buddha’s birthday a month later than Mahayana Buddhists.
During the whole day and night they perform various religious rites, including sacrifices in pagodas, cooking vegetarian dishes for monks, reading prayers, etc.
The holiday ends the next morning with the presentation of vegetarian dishes to monks.