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The Buddhist New Year festival celebrating the birthday of the Buddha at the May full moon.

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  • What i am thinking is Najib visit to the temple is just a visit by a PM on an auspicious day such as Wesak day.
  • This year, Wesak Day falls on 8th May which is today.
  • Wesak Day is therefore the most important festival of the year.
  • This auspicious event took place at dawn in the month of Wesak in 588 BC, which was also a full moon day.
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  • This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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