This is often thought of as being an Indian or Thai festival, but in China the Northern Wei Emperor T'ai-wu (r. A.D 424-451) is recorded as watching a procession pass by on the festival of bathing the Buddha.
一般人以為這是印度或泰國的節慶，其實中國早在北魏時，就有將佛像供置在車上游行的記載，魏太武帝還親自在高樓上觀看浴佛節的遊行隊伍。