2006-10-13 05:56:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
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2006-10-13 06:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poya or Poya Day is a Buddhist holy day, observed as a public holiday in Sri Lanka, that falls on the day of the full moon. Full moon day is important to Buddhists all around the world. The Buddhists have adopted the Lunar Calendar for their religious observances. Owing to the moon's fullness of size as well as its effulgence, the full-moon day is treated as the most auspicious of the four lunar phases.
Every full moon day is known as a Poya in Sinhala; this is when a practicing Buddhist visits the Temple for the rituals of worship. There are 12 Poyas for a year. The term poya is derived from the Pali and Sanskrit form uposatha (from upa + vas: to fast) primarily signifying "fast day". Fasting on the full moon day was a practice in pre-Buddhist ancient India.
Public, Bank Holidays and Full Moon Poya Days for the year 2006:
* Public Holiday † Bank Holiday # Mercantile Holiday
January 11 - Wednesday Eid-Ul-Adha (Hadji Festival Day) *†
January 13 - Friday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day *†#
January 14 - Saturday Tamil Thai Pongal Day *†#
February 4 - Saturday National Day *†#
February 12 - Sunday Navam Full Moon Poya Day *†#
February 26 - Sunday Maha Sivarathri Day *†
March 14 - Tuesday Medin Full Moon Poya Day *†#
April 11 - Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) *†#
April 13 - Thursday Bak Full Moon Poya Day *†#
Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day *†#
April 14 - Friday Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day *†#
Good Friday *†
May 1 - Monday May Day *†#
May 12 - Friday Wesak Full Moon Poya Day *†#
May 13 - Saturday Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day *†#
June 11 - Sunday Poson Full Moon Poya Day *†#
July 10 - Monday Esala Full Moon Poya Day *†#
August 9 - Wednesday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day *†#
September 7 - Thursday Binara Full Moon Poya Day *†#
October 6 - Friday Vap Full Moon Poya Day *†#
October 21 - Saturday Deepavali Festival Day *†
October 24 - Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) *†
November 5 - Sunday Il Full Moon Poya Day *†#
December 4 - Monday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day *†#
2006-10-14 21:18:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋