Similarities Between Hinduism And Buddhism

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Hinduism and Buddhism have their own very unique rituals and holidays. Hindu’s celebrate Diwali, which represents a Hindu festival of lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the fiscal year in India and it occurs on the 11th of November. Hindu’s also celebrate Holi, an annual festival celebrated on the day after the full moon in the Hindu month, Phalguna which is in early March. Buddhists celebrate Vesak, a festival that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha which is celebrated on the full moon in May and on leap years in June. Hindu’s in home deities pray on a daily basis, also preform yoga a Hindu spiritual and ascetic