Tet is just around the corner. Then comes Magha Puja, then Losar… In the past, I’ve covered Buddhist holidays as they come up, more often neglecting to write about them at all. (I do tend to go a bit overboard during Obon season.) This year I’d like to plan out these posts, put in some extra research and bring my community closer to all the readers who feel so far from it. Here are some holidays I plan to post on this year:

• Lunar New Year · February 3
• Magha Puja · February 18
• Losar · March 5
• Ohigan · March 17
• Hanamatsuri · April 8
• Thingyan · Apri 13–20
• Songkran · April 13–15
• Vesak · May 17
• Gotan-e · May 20–21
• Saga Dawa Duchen · June 15
• Obon · July & August
• Asalha Puja · July 15
• Vu Lan · August 14
• Kathina · mid-to-late Octoberish
• Rohatsu · December 8

This list is by no means an exhaustive catalogue of Buddhist holidays. It’s more of a map (and reminder) for future holiday posts. Not much unlike my “Backlogged” post. You can find another partial list at About.com’s Buddhism page. If there are other Buddhist festivals you’d like for me to cover, just drop a note below in the comments (links would be useful too), and I will consider them.

Corrections are also most welcome.