Colombo, Feb 4 (NIA) – Sri Lanka is to make a request to the United Nations to declare the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day as an international holiday, state media reported here Saturday.
Justice Minister, Wijedasa Rajapakse, quoted in the report said the suggestions made would be approved by the UN in the final session of the first international Vesak festival which is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka on May 14.
He added that the inaugural ceremony of the International Vesak Festival would be held on May 12 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in the capital, with the participation of representatives from over 100 countries, including China, India and Thailand.
Vesak is a sacred holiday observed in Sri Lanka which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha.
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