Buddhists celebrate Madhu Purnima tomorrow | News

DHAKA, Sept 06, 2025 (BSS) - The Buddhist community will celebrate one of their major religious festivals 'Madhu Purnima' in the city as elsewhere in the country tomorrow with solemn devotion and traditional enthusiasm. The Buddhists in Bangladesh, especially in the region of Dhaka, Chattogram and three hill districts will celebrate the day as Honey Full Moon Festival or Honey-offering Festival on the day of the full moon in September. Madhu Purnima, one of the sacred festivals, is celebrated on the day of the full moon in the Bangla month Bhadra, in commemoration of the service and support rendered by the animals of the Parilyeyo forest, India to Buddha. According to legend, a monkey and an elephant named Parileyyaka fed...