Mukha Bucha Day is celebrated by the people of Thailand on a full moon day of the third lunar month. This is celebrated invariably in the month of February. People celebrate this day as a remembrance of an event that occurred 2,500 years ago, during Buddha?s life time.
Mukha Bucha Day is celebrated because of Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment. It was nine months after Buddha got enlightenment and on a full moon day, two great events occurred. One is that there 1250 Buddhist monks came to meet Buddha, and the second event is that exactly on the same full moon day Buddha delivered his last teaching to his disciples, after which he decided to separate his mind from his body. Both the great things happened on the same day in the third lunar month and is known as Mukha in Pali language. Bucha is also a Pali word which means to venerate or to honor. Thus Mukha Bucha is celebrated to honor Buddha and his teachings.
On this day people make merit by going to temples, listening to Dharma preaching. While Buddhists visit Wats and make merit by doing acts like releasing caged birds, offering food to the poor etc. People actively participate in giving donations, offering food to monks and joining in the other Buddhist activities. They strictly follow all the five precepts taught by Buddha. During this festival people wear white robes for a number of days. In the evening the celebrations culminate in a candle lit procession around the main temple building.
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