Monthly Archives: May 2023

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing hosted a grand Vesak celebration on 05 May with around 500 Chinese and Sri Lankans participating.  The dedication of the staff of the Embassy and Chinese well wishers made the event ...

On Friday, 05 May 2023, the festival of Vesak, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and passing of Lord Buddha, was ceremoniously marked at a special event at the White House in Washington D.C.  On a proposal ma ...

To commemorate the birth, the enlightenment and the passing away of Lord Buddha, Embassy staff under the patronage of Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe celebrated Vesak at the Embassy premises on 5 May 2023. The program ...

In collaboration with all Sri Lankan communities, the Sri Lanka Embassy in Jordan celebrated Vesak at the Chancery premises on 05 May 2023. The key theme of the celebrations was Serenity of the Mind. The main spiritua ...

The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva together with the Permanent Mission of Thailand co-hosted a commemorative event to mark the International Day of Vesak at the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG ...

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Iran celebrated Vesak Day at the Chancery premises in Tehran on 05  May 2023 under the theme of “the serenity of the mind”. The staff of the Mission and Sri Lanka community members together ...

The Sri Lanka High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, co-hosted the Vesak Day commemoration with the Thai Embassy in Nairobi at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) on 5 May 2023. The inspiring Vesak ceremony was hel ...