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Wesak (also spelled Vesak) is the most important of the Theravada Buddhist festivals, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. The event is observed on the full-moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, which falls in April or May. Observed as a public holiday in many Southeast Asian countries, Wesak is marked by special devotional services and various deeds considered to be meritorious, such as the presentation of food or alms to monks or the release of captive birds.

This letter from George Wiggs is an invitation to the May 1936 Wesak Festival in Chicago. (4 pages)