‘Avurudu Maha Gedera’, the Sinhala and Tamil Avurudu Festival and ‘Kavili Kade’ at Mount Lavinia Hotel is scheduled to open today, 7th April at 5.00pm at the Hotel courtyard. Mount Lavinia Hotel ...

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 ...

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 on the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th ...

"Also, we know King Devanampiyatissa went on the hunting expedition on a Nekath day. These are rituals not associated with Buddhism. Even before the advent of Buddhism, people would have incorporated ...

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 ...