Visakha Puja. How do they celebrate it?

Question

When, why nd how...

Answer 1

I found this quotation:

Visakha Puja, is an extremely important day in the Buddhist tradition, for it was on this day that the Buddha was born, and 35 years later awoke to the unexcelled right self-awakening, and another 45 years later passed away into total nibbana. In each case, these events took place on the full-moon day in May, when the moon is in the Visakha asterism, which is why the day is called Visakha Puja.

Every year when this important day comes around again, we Buddhists take the opportunity to pay homage to the Buddha as a way of expressing our gratitude for his goodness. We sacrifice our daily affairs to make merit in a skillful way by doing such things as practicing generosity, observing the precepts, and listening to the Dhamma. This is called paying homage to the virtues of the Triple Gem: the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. The Buddha is like our father, while the Dhamma is like our mother — in that it's what gives birth to our knowledge of the Buddha's teachings. At present our father has passed away, leaving only our mother still alive. Both of them have been protecting us, looking after us, so that we've been able to stay free and happy up to the present. We're thus greatly in their debt and should find a way of showing our gratitude in keeping with the fact that we are their children.

Answer 2

In my centre,vesak is celebrated over a two days period.On vesak eve night we have dhamma talk by monks followed by all night chanting of suttas.On the morning of vesak day we offered breakfast dana of food to the monks.Then there will be more dhamma talks by monks,followed by more chanting of suttas.Normally,in our centre,after the lunch dana the devotees would go home.

Other centres celebrate in their own ways.Some would have floats procession on the eve of veask.

Vesak is celebrated on the first full moon day of May.For 2007 is on the 2 of May.
Why?To commerate the Buddha's:Birth;Enlightenment;and Parinibbana.