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Bodhi Day

Bodhi Day on 8 December marks the Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, kept mainly in Japanese and Zen Buddhist traditions as Rohatsu.

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About the day

Rohatsu means the eighth day of the twelfth month, and Zen communities mark it with an intensive week of meditation that ends in a ceremony for the Buddha's enlightenment. Other Buddhist traditions mark the enlightenment at Vesak instead.

Dates for the next three years

YearDateWhereStatus
2026Tuesday 8 December 2026USA, InternationalSame date every year
2027Wednesday 8 December 2027USA, InternationalSame date every year
2028Friday 8 December 2028USA, InternationalSame date every year

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