MSTS' 2002 CALENDAR

MONTH	AUSPICIOUS DATES		EXPLANATION/MEANING OF EVENT/ACTIVITY TODAY
	CHINESE DATE	ENGLISH DATE
FEBRUARY	1ST MOON 1ST DAY	TUES FEB 12	Birthday Of Maitreya Buddha, also known as 'Laughing Buddha'
	1ST MOON 8TH DAY - 1ST MOON 15TH DAY	TUES FEB 19 - TUES FEB 26	Flower bath daily except Sunday. Flower bath is meant for the poeple who need a turn for a 'better luck, energy, smoothness and harmony in their jobs and businesses' for the coming year. As a rule of thumb, 3 days of consecutive flower baths are to be taken continuously without a break in between, which is then considered as a successful flower bath. However, from this year onwards, 1 combined flower bath is quite adequate and easy to do the job.
	1ST MOON 9TH DAY	WED FEB 20	Birthday of the Jade Emperor Of Heaven, also known as the Ruler of The Pure Astral World
	1ST MOON 10TH DAY	THUR FEB 21	1st Festive Day of House Spirit or 'Tei Chee'
MARCH	2ND MOON 8TH DAY	THURS MARCH 21	Sakyamuni Buddha's Renunciation Day
	2ND MOON 10TH DAY	SAT MARCH 23	2nd Festive Day of House Spirit or 'Tei Chee'
	2ND MOON 15TH DAY	THURS MARCH 28	Sakyamuni Buddha's Nirvana Day
APRIL	2ND MOON 19TH DAY	MON APR 1	Birthday of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin, also known as the Great Compassionate or Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
	3RD MOON 10TH DAY	MON APRIL 22	3rd Festive Day of House Spirit or 'Tei Chee'
MAY	4TH MOON 8TH DAY	SUN MAY 19	(1) Birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha
	4TH MOON 8TH DAY	SUN MAY 19	14th MST Society Anniversary. All MST Members are cordially invited for lunch at the MST Hall
	4TH MOON 10TH DAY	TUES MAY 21	4th Festive Day of House Spirit or 'Tei Chee'
	4TH MOON 14TH DAY	SAT MAY 25	(2) Birthday of Prophet Muhammed
	4TH MOON 19TH DAY	THURS MAY 30	(3) Birthday of CHJ, the Founder of Meditators and Spiritual Travellers Society in 1988. All MST Disciples, Associates and ONLY INVITED MST Members are cordially invited for dinner at CHJ'S residence at Cheras, K.L.
JUNE	5TH MOON 10TH DAY	THURS JUNE 20	5th Festive Day of House Spirit or 'Tei Chee'
JULY	6TH MOON 19TH DAY	SUN JULY 28	Nirvana Day of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin or Avalokiteshvara
AUGUST	6TH MOON 24TH DAY	FRI AUG 2	Birthday of Bodhisattva Kuan Ti, once a patriot general of the army of ancient China
	7TH MOON 1ST DAY	FRI AUG 9	(4) Birthday of Tai Seong Low Kwan , also known as Lao Tzu, the Founder of Taoism and the adviser to the Jade Emperor of Astral Heaven
SEPTEMBER	8TH MOON 1ST DAY	SAT SEP 7	Birthday of Bodhisattva Lord Yama, also known as 'Tei Chong Wong', a former master monk to the 'Monkey God'.
	8TH MOON 4TH DAY	TUES SEPT 10	(5) Birthday of Ganapathy / Ganesh The prime God of Hinduism. Also known as the 'Elephant God'.
	8TH MOON 13TH DAY	THURS SEPT 19	A 'SPIRITUAL SEND-OFF' DAY FOR SOULS. - Witnesses are advised to gather at the MST Hall at No. 67, Jalan TTS 3, Taman Tasik Semenyih, Semenyih at 9.00 PM sharp for the ceremony.
OCTOBER	9TH MOON 19TH DAY	THURS OCT 24	Renunciation Day of Bodhisattva Kuan Yin.
NOVEMBER	9TH MOON 30TH DAY	MON NOV 4	Birthday of Bhaisajya Guru Buddha, also known as the Healing Buddha.
	10TH MOON 16TH DAY	WED NOV 20	(6) Birthday of Guru Nanak, Founder of The Sikhism
DECEMBER	11TH MOON 9TH DAY	THUR DEC 12	SUKMAD Festival Day. All MST Members are cordially invited for lunch at the MST Hall.
	11TH MOON 17TH DAY	FRI DEC 20	Birthday of Amitabha Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Boundless Light, Master to Bodhisattva Kuan Yin.
	11TH MOON 22TH DAY	WED DEC 25	(7) Jesus' Birthday.