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- The Sri Lankan government has decided to postpone International Workers’ Day events from May 1 to May 7 this year, to avoid an overlap with the Buddhist festival of Vesak.
- The decision was taken after considering a request made by the Maha Sangha, an influential body of the Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka.
- Buddhist festival of Vesak Known as ‘Buddha Purnima’ or ‘Buddha Jayanti’, this Vesak Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.
- As per the Sinhalese calendar, Vesak week often falls in May, but this year it begins on April 29 and 30.
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