Шри-Ланка: государственные праздники

Светский праздник : Впервые провозглашен в 1889 собранием Международного Социалистического движения в Париже, в честь восстания рабочих в Чикаго 1 мая 1886 года. Был поддержан Советским Союзом, Нацистами и Францией.

Ѕуддизм (Тхеравады) : Magha Puja or Sangha celebration. This day falls on the full moon of the third month. It commemorates the main event in Buddha's life, after His first retreated from the rain (Vassa). The anniversary of Buddah's birthday in the Mahayana tradition; the commemoration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment, and death, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the 6th month in the Theravada tradition.

Ислам, Суфи :

Ѕуддизм (Тхеравады) : Commemorates the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahat Maha Mahinda (son of King Asoka of India) at Mihintale in the third century B.C. Ven Mahinda established the Dispensation of The Buddha (Buddhasasana) in Sri Lanka.

Ѕуддизм (Ваджраяны) : Эзала Перахера празднуется в полнолуние Эзала. Самый главный и самый еффектный фестиваль в южных широтах, этот праздник найвысший период бурной активности в Канди в течение 10 дней и ночей . Тысячи танцоров,барабанщиков,и бродячих артистов принимамают участие в демонстрации. Отличительная черта этого фестиваля также и парад 50-ти великолепно наряженных слонов, прославляющих Святой зуб, реликвию Золотого замка.

Индуизм : The annual festival of Raksha Bandhan, which is meant to commemorate the abiding ties between siblings of opposite sex, usually takes place in late August, and is marked by a very simple ceremony in which a woman ties a rakhi — which may be a colorful thread, a simple bracelet, or a decorative string — around the wrist of her brother(s). The word raksha signifies protection, and bandhan is an association signifying an enduring sort of bond; and so, when a woman ties a rakhi around the waist of her brother, she signifies her loving attachment to him. He, likewise, recognizes the special bonds between them, and by extending his wrist forward, he in fact extends the hand of his protection over her.

Ислам, Суфи :

Ѕуддизм (Тхеравады) : Even before the birth of Buddhism, Asian ascetics in the ancient times when there were no calendars, made it a practice on full moon days to cease worldly pursuits and engage themselves in religious activities. The Buddha adopted this practice and from this developed the preaching of the Buddhist texts and commentaries (bana) in monasteries and temples on full moon Poya days. And when the Venerable Arahat Mahinda Thero introduced Buddhism to this country in 247 BC he also introduced the Poya tradition.

Ѕуддизм (Тхеравады) : Celebrates the obtaining of Vivarana (the assurance of becoming a Buddha) by the Bodhisatta Maitriya and the commissioning of 60 disciples by The Buddha to disperse his teachings. http://www.mysrilanka.com/travel/lanka/festivals/POSON.HTM

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