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Vesak

Buddhist festival marking the birth of the Buddha
Event holiday Q215700
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Vesak

Summary

Vesak is a holiday[1]. Vesak ranks in the top 0.49% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,802 views/month, #3 of 616).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vesak's instance of is recorded as holiday[3].
  • Vesak's instance of is recorded as public holiday[4].
  • Vesak's Commons category is recorded as Vesak[5].
  • Vesak's commemorates is recorded as Buddha's birthday[6].
  • Vesak's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Folklore[7].

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Context

Recorded instance of include holiday[3] and public holiday[4].

Why It Matters

Vesak ranks in the top 0.49% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,802 views/month, #3 of 616).[2] Vesak has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] Vesak is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commemorates → Buddha's birthday
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wiki Loves Folklore
    Instance of → holiday, public holiday
    Image → Vesak Day 2555.jpg
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553632505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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