🎉 Hanamatsuri, Japan's flower festival
Where: Lumbini, Nepal
📅 On This Day: April 8
April 8: Hanamatsuri, Japan's flower festival. At many temples in Japan, the Buddha's birthday is celebrated on April 8 as Hanamatsuri, the Flower Festival. People pour sweet tea over a small statue of the baby Buddha inside a little shrine covered in flowers. The Buddha is said to have been born in Lumbini, in today's Nepal.
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🧠 Question of the day
What is poured over the baby Buddha at Hanamatsuri?
- Honey water
- Milk
- Sweet tea
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Answer: Sweet tea
Questions
What happened on April 8?
April 8: Hanamatsuri, Japan's flower festival. It happened in Lumbini, Nepal.
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