200,000 Buddhists Gathered on a Giant Screen Via Zoom to Celebrate One of Their Holiest Days

One of Buddhists’ Holiest Holidays

As explained by Reuters, Makha Bucha Day is an annual prayer and lantern ritual and one of Buddhists’ holiest holidays. Observed on the third lunar moon, the holiday celebrates the day when 1,250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago.

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