Hudson Valley Buddhists to Gather May 5th to Celebrate Their Holy Day
Apr 30th, 2012 | By HV Insider | Category: In Your TownHundreds of Buddhists and the interested public from throughout the Hudson Valley will gather in Walden on May 5th to celebrate Vesak, Buddhism’s holiest day. Vesak commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing over 2500 years ago in India. Since 1999, it has been recognized as a United Nations Day. Widely celebrated throughout Asia, in [...]
