Talk:Māgha Pūjā

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Content which cannot be linked to subject
The following content I could not link to the subject of Māgha Pūjā. Though it is about the same time period, there is no single source that connects the events mentioned to the Māgha Pūjā celebration. So I am parking it here for the time being, until a connection can be found in secondary sources.

=== Myanmar ===

The Full Moon of Tabaung also coincides with the National Day of the Pa'O people, traditionally set on the day of King Suriyachanda's birth.

Edited. -- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 10:06, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

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Holding flowers, incense and a lighted candle, the monks and congregation members circumambulate clockwise for three times, around the ubosot, once for each of the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the teaching of the Buddha, and the Saṅgha. Furthermore, people will 'make merit' (Thai: tham bun) by going to temples and by joining in with activities. For example, observing the Five or Eight Precepts (Thai: rap sin), practicing meditation and mental discipline, staying in the temple, and wearing white robes. This is usually done for a number of days.

-- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 19:10, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

Article title
I previously reverted the renaming of the article from Magha Puja to Māgha Pūjā with the rationale, "This should go through a full discussion, as most general sources omit the diacritics." I won't revert again just yet, but would like to see some arguments in favour of including diacritics in the title. --Paul_012 (talk) 22:08, 9 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Māgha Pūjā is a Pali term, and the correct spelling is Māgha Pūjā. What "general sources" do seems to me to be irrelevant. --Khiikiat (talk) 00:13, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Per Naming conventions (use English), the term's Pali origin is irrelevant as long as there is a form consistently used in English language reliable sources. Specifically, WP:DIACRITICS says, "The use of modified letters (such as accents or other diacritics) in article titles is neither encouraged nor discouraged; when deciding between versions of a word which differ in the use or non-use of modified letters, follow the general usage in reliable sources that are written in the English language (including other encyclopedias and reference works)." The article title should reflect whether the most English-language reliable sources opt to include the diacritic, not just because the IAST does. --Paul_012 (talk) 21:49, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

I like the diacritics, they are a good reminder that human language contains a much broader array of sounds than those found in English... and besides that, they look cool Sudzydoogiedawg (talk) 12:39, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Meak Bochea in Cambodia is today, 5 Feb 2023, citation 2 is incorrect for 2023
I changed the the 2023 date to 5 Feb. I live in Cambodia and verified the date with my Khmer friend. Pretty much a subdued day here, not noisy like Khmer New Year (Song Kran) or Chinese New Year. There are ongoing minor fireworks displays at the wats. Sudzydoogiedawg (talk) 12:23, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Read: Cambodia celebrates Meak Bochea Day at Oudong, khmertimeskh.com 6 Feb
Interesting read, Cambodia and Thailand celebrate on different days Sudzydoogiedawg (talk) 01:41, 6 February 2023 (UTC)