Malaysia

Wesak Day procession Duty

Buddhism are trending in all over the world,to celebrate the birthright of Buddha and the founded of the buddhism, as a buddhism worshipper, I need to protect my religion at Wesak Day.
We gather at the Penang Buddhism Association at 4pm to prepare for the procession. During the procession, we need to help Penang Buddhism Association to pull a float with many beautiful flower. At 7pm, the procession started, we pull the float to road and celebrate the procession with the Penang citizen. Until 12am, we pull the float back to the Penang Buddhism Association and the procession end with full of happiness.
Penang citizen know the Buddhism better, although we felt very tired, but we also felt happy to celebrate Wesak day.
We learned some culture of the Buddhism, and the meaning of Wesak day and Wesak day procession.
Number of participants
20
Service hours
8
Beneficiaries
5000
Location
Malaysia
Topics
Culture and heritage
Inner peace and spirituality
Initiatives
Health and Wellbeing
Peace and Community Engagement

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