Alcohol sales to be banned on Makha Bucha day
Alcohol sales to be banned on Makha Bucha day Alcohol sales to be banned on Makha Bucha day PHUKET: The Buddhist religious day Makha Bucha thisFriday (Feb 26) will be observed as a public holiday bringing a long weekend for all government offices and many workers across the country. Image: The Phuket News / Graphics Makha Bucha takes place annually on the night of the full moon during the third lunar month of the year. The event marks the anniversary of the Buddha’s first major sermon. On the full moon of the third lunar month, seven months after the lord Buddha began his teachings when 1,2...