Public HolidayHighest Significance
Saga Dawa (Buddha's Enlightenment)
ས་ག་ཟླ་བ།
2026 ཟླ་བ་དྲུག་པའི་ཚེས་1, གཟའ་ཟླ་བ་
Details
- Country
- 🏔️ Tibet
- Type
- Public Holiday
- Gazetted
- Yes
Business Impact
- Impact Level
- High Impact
- Impact Description
- Monasteries hold major ceremonies; pilgrimage circuits (kora) around sacred mountains; meat sales banned; businesses may close for observances
- Planning Lead Time
- Start 2 months before
Notes
Most sacred month in Tibetan Buddhism. Full moon of 4th Tibetan month. Commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana. Merit-making multiplied.