Sinhala And Tamil New Year Celebrations

Sri lanka celebrates sinhala tamil new year.
Sinhala and tamil new year celebrations. And unlike in the customary ending and beginning of new year when it comes to the sinhala and tamil new year there is a period of time in between which is called the nonagathe neutral period. Sinhala tamil new year day. The rotaract mora blog brings you this exploration of two cultures through the words of two of our very own rotaractors.
Day prior to sinhala tamil new year day. It is indeed an opportunity to strengthen the bond between the sinhala and tamil communities. Sinhalese new year generally known as aluth avurudda in sri lanka is a sri lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional new year of the sinhalese people in sri lanka.
It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the sinhalese people but by most sri lankans. The festival has close semblance to the tamil new year and other south and southeast asian new year. It signals the end of the harvest season and the arrival of spring.
The sinhala and tamil new year is a season of celebration and joy to everyone all over sri lanka irrespective of age colour or religion. Something unique about avurudu is the celebration of the beginning of the new year as well as the conclusion of the old year as specified by astrologers. It is a joint new year celebration for the sinhalese buddhists and tamil hindus who live in sri lanka.
Sinhala tamil new year day. History of sri lanka s sinhala tamil new year. The holiday always falls between april 12th and 15th.
The entire festival lasts for one full week. Day prior to sinhala tamil new year day. The timing of the sinhala new year coincides with the new year celebrations of many traditional calendars of south and southeast asia.