Meditation Day

Bodhi Day is an important Buddhism celebration that occurs on the 8th of December in Japan because of their Gregorian calendar. But traditionally it was the eighth day of the twelfth month which means that it used to vary every year. On these days the majority of people do celebrate every year on the 8th of December. The meaning behind this celebration is that a prince named Siddharta Gautama who was scared of death, being old one day, and being sick decided to give up his rich and privileged life and become a homeless person. After six years of frustration, he decided to sit under a fig…