Penang to hold five-day Wesak Day celebration from May 18, says exco

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Wesak Day 2024 News

Wesak Day Celebration,Penang,Lim Siew Khim

GEORGE TOWN, May 2 — The Penang government will hold its state-level Wesak Day celebration from May 18 to May 22 with support from the Penang Harmony Centre and Malaysian...

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State Social Development, Welfare and Non-Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Lim Siew Khim said the celebration at the MBA building is aimed at encouraging understanding and interactions between the various races and religions, besides being a religious festival. He said the five-day celebration would also involve associations from the three main streams of Buddhist teaching, namely Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, as joint organisers and cooperation from various Buddhist associations statewide.

Wesak Day Celebration Penang Lim Siew Khim

 

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