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Colombo, Sep 1 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan Buddhist devotees took part Tuesday in religious observance at a temple on full moon day in the suburbs of Colombo. Buddhists constitute the majority of the country's population and take part, as per customs, in religious observances on full moon days. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)FOOTAGE SHOWS BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES ON FULL MOON SAY IN KELANIYA SUBURB OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Phnom Penh / Bangkok / Colombo, May 6 (EFE/EPA).- Various countries across Asia on Wednesday celebrated the Buddhist Vesak Day, the anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment, with ceremonies that have specially been adjusted this year to follow the social-distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Vesak Day or Visakha Bucha, is one of the holiest days in Buddhism to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Buddha. (Camera: KITH SEREY/DIEGO AZUBEL/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)FOOTAGE SHOWS CELEBRATIONS DURING BUDHA'S BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY IN (00:00 - 00:02) PHNOM PENH (CAMBODIA), (00:02 - 00:03) BANGKOK (THAILAND) AND (00:03 - 00:05) COLOMBO (SRI LANKA).
Thousands of Buddhist monks and devotees participated in a breathtaking lantern-lit ceremony at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok on Saturday, to mark Makha Bucha Day, a special holiday celebrated on the full moon of the third lunar month of the calendar. Participants sat in prepared positions and meditated according to instructions given by the head priest via microphone. Makha Bucha Day, also known as Lord Buddha Day, is a public holiday observed in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Sri Lanka. It is an important religious festival held in honour of the Buddha and comes from a special story in Buddhist history. The legend goes that 1,250 monks enlightened monks came to see the Buddha on the day of the full moon without being summoned so that they could be ordained by the Buddha himself. Each temple in Thailand holds a candlelight procession called a wian thian. Monks and congregation members circle three times around the ordination hall clockwise holding flowers, incense and a lighted candle.
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Colombo (Sri Lanka), March 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- Hundreds of women demonstrated Monday in Colombo on the occasion of International Women's Day to demand the right of women to decide in all spheres of life. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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