Home›Buddhist Festivals›Status Today›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups holidays by whether they are still kept today. Wikipedia notes that "the science of religious rites and festivals is known as heortology," a field that studies festivals whether or not they are still actively observed. Browsing by status today lets a visitor separate a holiday still widely kept from one now studied only historically.FactsLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHolidays & Festivals 1Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results4 entriesTraditionAllMahayana (1)Tibetan Buddhism (1)Calendar SystemAllBuddhist lunisolar (South and Southeast Asian) (1)Gregorian (civil solar) (1)Hindu solar (sidereal, sankranti-based) (1)Japanese old lunisolar (kyureki) (1)Tibetan lunisolar (1)Date TypeAllFixed date in its own calendar (4)Observance TypeAllAlmsgiving / offering (1)Feast / celebration (1)Memorial of the dead (2)New year (2)MonthAllApril (1)August (1)Origin EraAll657 (1)1027 (1)Place of OriginAllCambodia (1)Japan (1)Thailand (1)UNESCO StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4LosarLiving tradition, practised todayObonLiving tradition, practised todayPchum BenLiving tradition, practised todaySongkranLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.