Year Of Religious Festivals: My Buddhist Year

Exploring religious festivals across the world through the experiences of children, this book looks at special occasions in the Buddhist calendar. It moves chronologically though the year, showing the typical events, customs and celebrations, and diary extracts by children offer personal accounts of each festival and its religious meaning. Festivals such as Hana Matsuri, Wesak or Parinirvanay and personal customs such as Sangha Day and Kathina are experienced through the use of religious articles, books, buildings, symbols and food.