The Southerners in Sri Lanka paying homage to Sanda Deiyo [lunar deity] on the first appearance of the moon in the New Year in anticipation of affluence is an age-old practice. The above Sigiri ...

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 ...

Here is the latest information on the preparations for this year's 'Melbourne Bak Maha Ulela' to be held on April 2nd at the Dandenong showground in Victoria, Australia. Mr. Prasanna Kurukularatne, ...

KATCHATHEEVU: The two-day festival of Katchatheevu St Anthony’s Church, in which as many as 2000 pilgrims from India and 4000 pilgrims from Sri Lanka participated, concluded here on Saturday. In a ...

The Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and to the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in collaboration with ...

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Easter Sunday falls sometime between late March and late April and the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in middle of April. How and when were they defined? The Sun as seen by observers at sunrise does not ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival 2003 is to be staged at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today. The event - staged every year since 1979, even before Sri Lanka had an official embassy or consulate ...