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The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ...
As a child I lived with my grandparents in Meewatura, a village close to Peradeniya and my mind goes back to the Aluth Avurudu I spent there. I vividly remember the paddy harvest season; the rains ...
This year the Aluth Avurudda or Bak Maha Ulela – the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will be celebrated on April 14. The Tamil New Year –Puthandu is also celebrated by Hindus all over the country. It is ...
In celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Cargills Food City brought festive joy to its customers with the ‘Aluth Irai Avuruddai’ festival, a two-day celebration held from April 4-9, at 12 ...
The Sinhala Buddhist culture would have been taken to Theravada Buddhist countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand. That is the Sinhala Buddhist culture imposed on the Chinese culture.
The most auspicious times for Sinhala New Year 2017. As many Australians celebrate Easter, the Sri Lankan community across Australia and the world are celebrating Sinhala Aluth Avurudda, or ...
The profoundest significance of the soon approaching Aluth Avurddha is that in most countries it has its parallel and they are all very ancient, with various rites and rituals. Equally profound is ...
Colombo (AsiaNews) – Many Christians have been invited to take part in Buddhist and Hindu ceremonies marking Aluth Avurudu, the Sinhalese New Year. However, this has been controversial among ...
The ‘Aluth Irai Avuruddai’ festival brought smiles to thousands of shoppers and their families, with Cargills Food City staff also enthusiastically taking part in the celebrations.