Buon Ma Kha Bu Saar

This festival, also known as Magha Puja, is the second most famous Buddhist celebration in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. This day, also known as Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly Day, recalls a moment when 1,250 Buddhists spontaneously gathered to pay their respects to the Buddha. Buddhists commemorate this day by burning oil lamps, visiting temples for special observances, chanting, meditation, and other Buddhist activities, all with the spiritual goal of doing only good things and purifying their thoughts.

Each temple across the country will hold a candlelight procession with incense and flowers in the evening, after which monks and congregation members will circle the Uposatha Hall three times clockwise to signify Buddhism's Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. A series of meetings may be held by some Buddhist communities to discuss various topics of Buddhism.

This is also the time for the Vat Phou Festival in Champasak Province, which includes a speech and a procession showcasing the many districts' specialties (music, dances, and products) as well as their traditional attire.

Time: in February
Venue: in the whole country