In short: Kathina is the robe-offering season. In the month after the Rains Retreat ends (the October full moon), lay Buddhists bring cloth for robes to monasteries whose monks completed the retreat. It is one of the most joyful merit-making days of the year.
Retreat endsOctober full moon
Robe offeringOne month
MeritShared joy
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Questions people ask
When is Kathina?
In the month after the Rains Retreat ends on the October full moon: roughly late October to late November. Each monastery holds one Kathina ceremony.