In Reply to: what is..... posted by chezaBl on Wednesday, 19. December 2007 at 15:27 Bali Time:
Commemorates the Buddhas, birth, death, enlightenment. According to the Buddhist calender, next year will be the year 2552 b.e. It is almost always held on the first full moon in May.
If you would like to attend Vesak Day ceremonies you would be welcomed.
Appropriate dress in Bali is white pants and top.
Last year i was in Bali on Vesak Day and went to a Buddhist temple in Denpasur. Sorry, i cannot remember the address. Ceremonies started at about 11 am, with a break in the afternoon, and then went into the night.
Here is my Vesak Day jbr when i had a different name on this forum: