The first full moon in January marks the beginning of the new year in the countries which conform to the Mahayana Buddhism beliefs. Nonetheless, the Buddhist New Year falls on a different day depending on ethnicity and country. For instance, Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese hold their celebrations in correspondence with the lunar calendar – either late January or early February. Whereas Tibetans customarily celebrate roughly one month later.
When is Mahayana New Year 2017?
Mahayana New Year 2017 started on Thursday 12th Jan, 2017 (12/01/2017) 3105 days ago
Dates for Mahayana New Year from 2015 to 2025
When is ...? | Weekday | Date | Days away |
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Mahayana New Year 2025 | Tuesday | Jan 14th | 181 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2024 | Thursday | Jan 25th | 536 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2023 | Saturday | Jan 7th | 919 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2022 | Tuesday | Jan 18th | 1273 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2021 | Thursday | Jan 28th | 1628 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2020 | Friday | Jan 10th | 2012 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2019 | Monday | Jan 21st | 2366 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2018 | Tuesday | Jan 2nd | 2750 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2017 | Thursday | Jan 12th | 3105 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2016 | Sunday | Jan 24th | 3459 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2015 | Monday | Jan 5th | 3843 days ago |
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