Ceremony Activities List

Ceremony Activities List for the period from 20/5/99 to 29/5/99 at the H.K. Coliseum
Celebration of Lord Buddha's Birthday and the Worship Ritual for the Buddha's Tooth Relic
　

Date	Lunar Calendar	Time	Activity Item	Details
20-5-99 (Thursday)	6th day of 4th moon	9:30	Flight to Beijing to escort the Buddha's Tooth Relic	Arrival of the party in Beijing
21-5-99 (Friday)	7th day of 4th moon	15:00、16:00	Arrival of the Buddha's Tooth Relic in Hong Kong	Welcoming ceremony by guards of honour at the airport
		---	Escorting the Buddha's Tooth Relic from the airport to the Hong Kong Coliseum
		---	Purification rites at the Hong Kong Coliseum	The presidium and others return to the HK Coliseum to await the arrival of the festooned vehicle and for the purification rites. A band and banners also await at the entrance of the HK Coliseum
		---	The Buddha's Tooth Relic is enthroned at the HK Coliseum
		Evening	Welcoming Banquet	Banquet for elders and eminent monks at the Ocean City Restaurant
22-5-99 (Saturday)	8th day of 4th moon	10:30	Opening Ceremony
		13:30-14:30	Prayer session	4th"one hour" prayer sessions of the prajna sutra to pray for peace of the world Reciting the name of Buddha Sakyamuni in between the prayer sessions
		13:30-16:00	Worship Session B
		15:00-16:00	Prayer session
		16:30-19:00	Worship Session C
		20:00-22:00	Prayer session
23/5/99 (Sunday) to 27/5/99 (Thursday)	9th day to 13th day of 4th moon	09:00-10:00	Prayer session
		10:00-13:00	Worship Session A
		10:30-11:30	Prayer session
		13:30-14:30	Prayer session
		13:30-16:00	Worship Session B
		15:00-16:00	Prayer session
		16:30-19:00	Worship Session C
		20:00-22:00	Prayer session
28/5/99 (Friday)	14th day of 4th moon	10:00-13:00	Worship Session A
		13:30-16:00	Worship Session B
		16:30	Worship Session Ends
		Evening	Banquet for completion of the event
29/5/99 (Saturday)	15th day of 4th moon	Morning	Escorting the Buddha's Tooth Relic to the airport


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