KUALA LUMPUR: Wesak Day was observed on a grand scale among Buddhists in the country on Thursday (May 4), albeit with some masking up and staying vigilant to the lingering spectre of Covid-19 after two years of muted celebration.
A check by Bernama in several states found that Buddhists and their families started visiting temples early in the morning to perform religious ceremonies to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddharta Gautama Buddha, the founder of the religion.
"There are still not too many people, so that makes it a breeze for me to conduct the prayer ceremony and even though it is not mandatory to wear face masks, many worshippers were masked up as a precautionary measure against the spread of Covid-19,” he told Bernama here Thursday. He said about 12 decorated floats will delight devotees and tourists alike in the 12km procession, which is a four-hour parade starting at the Maha Vihara Buddha Temple, passing through Little India, Pasar Seni, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Bintang and then back to the temple., Perlis Buddhist Association president Hong Bee Im said the parade of four decorated vehicles and a rickshaw, for a two-km distance, will start at 7.
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