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 2023?
Mahayana New Year 2023 started on Saturday 7th Jan, 2023 (07/01/2023) 867 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 | 129 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2024 | Thursday | Jan 25th | 484 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2023 | Saturday | Jan 7th | 867 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2022 | Tuesday | Jan 18th | 1221 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2021 | Thursday | Jan 28th | 1576 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2020 | Friday | Jan 10th | 1960 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2019 | Monday | Jan 21st | 2314 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2018 | Tuesday | Jan 2nd | 2698 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2017 | Thursday | Jan 12th | 3053 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2016 | Sunday | Jan 24th | 3407 days ago |
Mahayana New Year 2015 | Monday | Jan 5th | 3791 days ago |
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