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Commemorative /Special Stamps 纪念性/特种邮票精选

United Nations Day of VESAK 纪念联合国卫塞节

An international day of Vesak

was recognised by the United Nations on 15

December 1999. Vesak falls on the full moon

day of May. The proposal to declare Vesak as

an international public holiday was tabled at

the United Nations General Assembly by Sri

Lanka. Vesak is the most important Buddhist

holiday in the Buddhist calendar that

celebrates three important events—the birth,

full awakening, and the passing away—of the

historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama.

United Nations Day of Vesak is now

internationally celebrated in the UN offices

(斯⾥兰卡 Sri Lanka: 2017)
and UNESCO. The first Vesak celebration in

1999年12⽉15⽇，联合国承认卫塞节为国际节⽇。向联合国申请承认卫塞
the UN was held on 15 May 2000, 34

节的是斯⾥兰卡。卫塞节是佛历中最重要的节⽇，落在五⽉的满⽉⽇。它
countries were participated.

庆祝佛陀悉达多乔达摩的三个重要事件，即其诞⽣、觉悟和涅槃。如今卫

塞节在国际上受到承认，包括联合国办事处和教科⽂组织。⾸届世界性联

合国卫塞节庆典于2000年5⽉15⽇举⾏，共有34个国家参加。