Maka Bucha Day is the day of the Full Moon in the third lunar month.
"Maka" referrs to the month of the same name in the ancient indian lunar calendar. The word "Bucha" means prayer. So, "Maka Buch" means " Prayer in the month of Maka".
Maka Bucha Day is also known as the "Day of the fourfold assembly", a specaial congregation in the age of the Buddha, that occured in the bamboo grove of Veluvana on the full moon in the month maka. On that day 1.250 monks spontanously assembled in the grove without having arranged so.
All of these monks were "Arhant", monks who had reached the highest level of enlightment. Also all of them ha been disciples of the Buddha and had been ordained by the Buddha personally.

Watch the following short Clip, showing us celebrating Makabucha Day with firework at the chinese temple on Ko Chang:



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