Buddha's BirthdayBuddha's Birthday，the birthday of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama traditionally celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar,is an official holiday in Hong Kong, Macao, and South Korea.The date varies from year to year in the Western calendar.The birth of the Buddha is often celebrated by Buddhists in India for an entire month in the Buddhist calendar.The actual day is called Buddha Poomima, also traditionally known as Vaishakh Poomima.The day marks not only the birth of Shaky amuni Gautam Buddha, but also the day of Enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana.But as a gentle effect of West, the event of Birth is given paramount importance.The event is celebrated by gentle and serene fervor, keeping in mind the very nature of Buddhism.People, especially women, go to common Viharas to observe a rather longer-than-usxial, full-length Buddhist sutra, as something like a service.The usual dress is pure white. Non-vegetarian food is normally avoided.Kheer, sweet rice porridge is commonly served to recall the story of Sujata,
