There are two Buddhist holy days in July. Asaha Puja Day or Sangha Day and the beginning of Buddhist Lent, Wan Khao Punsa.
They are official holidays in Thailand and many people go to temples for special ceremonies.
'Asaha' means the eighth lunar month and Asaha Puja means the ceremony in the eighth lunar month.
On the full moon day of the eighth lunar month, the Lord Buddha gave his first sermon and one of his followers became the first Buddhist monk. The followers of the Buddha are together called the Sangkha, and that is why Asaha Puja is called 'Sangha Day'.