Saturday, April 13 marked the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays. Commonly known as “Avurudu” in Sinhala and as “Puthandu” or “Puththandu” in Tamil, the celebration ...

New Year, dear readers of the Funday Times! This week we’ll be taking a look at some of the rituals and traditions that make this time of year a special one in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala and Tamil New ...

As the first post war Sinhala and Tamil New Year dawns in Sri Lanka we at Daily Mirror online wish you all a peaceful, prosperous and joyous Avurudu and Puthandu Comments - 1 .

No Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations this year. To: From: Enter the verification code: See also. Forty years after Black July, remembering not allowed in Colombo 24/07/2023 18:02 ...

The “Wasath Siriya 2023” celebration for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year organized by the President’s Office, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Public Administration will take place on ...

Srilanka, April 8 -- The Sapugaskanda Yoshida Pre-school celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year of 2025 on April 05 at the school premises. The event was conducted under the leadership of the ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed officials to develop a formal program aimed at maintaining essential services and public services seamlessly during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year ...

Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Sri Lanka’s Aluth Avurudda, or Sinhala and Tamil New Year, unfolds in April. It’s a time when the harvest is brought in, and the sun moves from Pisces to Aries.

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival held in Ethiopia transcended all barriers of ethnicity, religion, race or political beliefs and it portrayed a true Sri Lankan identity uniting all Sri Lankans ...