Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays, is a celebration governed by astrology.

Liquor will not be sold during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on 13 and 14 April. The Excise Department said that all wine stores and liquor shops have been ordered to close on 13 and 14 April.

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year or Avurudu as it is known in Sinhala, is an important national holiday for both the Sinhala Buddhists and the Tamil Hindu communities of Sri Lanka. It is a holiday ...

Called Aluth Avurudda in Sinhala and Puthandu in Tamil, New Year Day is a statutory holiday. Everyone in the country celebrates wearing light golden clothes and turn towards the east.

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 ...

While the protest outside the Presidential Secretariat has been going on for over a week with the place being named as Gotagogama; the Sinhala and Tamil New Year and the Easter Sunday Attacks ...

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 sound of the familiar koha (or the ‘asian koel’), chanting the rhythmic tune, which millions of Sri Lankans wake up to, is a sign that ‘Avurudu’ (New Year) is near. ..

The General Manager of Railways has announced that the following special train services will operate during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year period. 1. From Colombo Fort to Badulla – departing Colombo ...

This Sinhala and Tamil New Year, step away from the ordinary and embrace the spirit of Avurudu at Sun Siyam Pasikudah with the joyous rhythms of tradition, community, and coastal serenity, under the ...