Sunday, 10 Sep 2023
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By Lakmal Dilrukshika
The Full Moon of the Buddha - the Lord of light is spreading its beams all over the world evoking people that the `Vesak is close by’.
Vesak is glorified as a festival to revere the three most momentous phenomena of the Buddha’s life – his Birth, Enlightenment and Departure (Parinibbana).
Since the day long back (the years could be hardly calculated due to the lengthen of...
The May Day is a metaphor for International Workers’ Day, a day of celebration of the working class.
The roots of this `Day’ run and lies through history dating back over one-and-a-half centuries.
This could be traced the second part of the 19th century when there were revolutions, and organisations which rallied industrial workers to voice their plight. The main demand...
The Sinhala and Hindu Aluth Avurudda - New Year will fall shortly. The auspicious times for the main rituals begin with the Nonagathaya on Tuesday at 8.09pm. The New Year will fall along with the dawn on Wednesday (April 14), continue via the lighting of the hearth, having meals and Ganu Denu, anointing oil and finally setting off for work (profession) the next Monday (...