End of Buddhist Lent Day is a celebration that typically falls on a full moon day in October. This year, the day will be observed on October 7. In Laos, locals call it ‘Boun Awk Phansa’ where they perform traditional rituals and engage in festivities. The ceremony marks the end of a three-month hiatus for Buddhist monks who return from meditation retreats. During this time, monks aren’t allowed to leave the pagoda under which they meditate. As they are bound to be indoors, locals bring them food in the morning along with daily necessities such as toothbrushes, towels, soap, and slippers.
Union Day of Belarus and Russia
Union Day of Belarus and Russia is observed on April 2 annually, primarily in Belarus. It commemorates the agreement signed between Russia’s President, Boris Yeltsin, and Belarus’ President, Alexander Lukashenko, on April 2, 1996, in Moscow. The “Agreement on the Union of Belarus and Russia” enhanced the integration of both countries and strengthened their resolve to offer mutual support to one another. It led to the creation of the “Union State of Russia and Belarus,” a supranational organization aimed at deepening the relationship between Russia and Belarus by integrating their economic and defense policies.
Oranges And Lemons Day
Oranges and Lemons Day is celebrated across London on the third Thursday in March each year. This year, it takes place on March 19. The day is observed with the most fervor at St. Clement Danes Church in London, the U.K. In 1919, Reverend William Pennington-Bickford had the church’s bells restored. The bells would play the tune to ‘Oranges and Lemons,’ a nursery rhyme and song about the bells of churches in and around London. The song goes like this, “Oranges and lemons/Say the bells of St. Clements.” Today is Oranges And Lemons Day with people feasting on these citrus fruits and sharing them with their friends.