it is not a religious day, it is observed as a holy day by the Buddhists. ‘Avurudu’ is also the time for new clothes which are bought to match with the colour(s) specified as the ‘lucky colour’ for ...

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 ...

The profoundest significance of the soon approaching Aluth Avurddha is that in most countries it has its parallel and they are all very ancient, with various rites and rituals. Equally profound is ...

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 ...

President Maithripala Sirisena said in his New Year message that the evolution of human civilization has taken place from era to era enriching the people as cultured entities and 'Aluth Avurudda' is ...

"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 ...

[Speech of the Ambassador of Sri Lanka, N. B. Cooray, on the occasion of the Sinhala-Hindu New Year celebration on April 13-14, 2011.] ...