Buddha’s Birthday/ Vesak Day 佛誕

Buddha’s Birthday/ Vesak Day
繁：佛誕
简：佛诞

佛誕日在酷熱天氣籠罩下，本港各區熱爆，天文台於中午過後錄得最高氣溫高達34.8度，打破2011年5月10日佛誕的攝氏32.9度紀錄，成為71年來天氣最炎熱的佛誕，本港各區熱如火爐！

71年以來最熱佛誕　長洲體感溫度逾38度（2018年5月22日）。經濟日報，取自 https://topick.hket.com/article/2078033/71%E5%B9%B4%E4%BB%A5%E4%BE%86%E6%9C%80%E7%86%B1%E4%BD%9B%E8%AA%95%E3%80%80%E9%95%B7%E6%B4%B2%E9%AB%94%E6%84%9F%E6%BA%AB%E5%BA%A6%E9%80%BE38%E5%BA%A6

Buddha’s Birthday falls on Tuesday May 22 this year, making this weekend a perfect opportunity for a long weekend away from Hong Kong.

Three long weekend breaks in south China for Hongkongers on Buddha’s Birthday. (2018, May 17). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2146516/three-long-weekend-breaks-south-china-hongkongers-buddhas

The two that fall on a Friday are Good Friday on April 19 and National Day on Aug 9, while the Sunday holidays are Vesak Day on May 19, Hari Raya Haji on Aug 11 and Deepavali on Oct 27.

4 long weekends in 2019, with 11 gazzeted public holidays.  (2018, April 5). The New Paper. Retrieved from https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/4-long-weekends-2019-11-gazzeted-public-holidays