I have not and am not planning to. Bet the crowd must be bad at most of the Buddhist temple. Why? Coz today is Wesak Day (also spelled as Vesak).
As per the explaination by my mom, Wesak Day is celebrated in May every year by the Buddhists. It is an important day as it marks the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and achievement of Nirvana. On this day, devotees will gather at the temples before dawn for prayers. They will bring along simple offerings such as flowers, candles and joss-sticks. You can see some of them wearing white clothings (mom says it’s a kind of respect wor). Some of them will even spend the whole day in the temple to meditate on the Eight Precepts. (Err….sorry I am not really sure what it is. You can find out more through the link.)
On Wesak Day, the devotees are encouraged to take vegetarian food. Besides, this is the day where thousand of peoples will release animals such as birds, turtles, insects and etc. as a symbol of freedom. I remembered once, dad did buy a turtle then spray a chinese character of “life” (生) on its shell and then later on released the turtle to a pond. I guess Wesak Day must be the happiest day for all the animals cause it’s their day of freedom.
Happy Wesak Day