The most sacred day of Buddhists.
"Vesak"is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born . It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment , and it was on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha in his eightieth year passed away .