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[[Sri Lanka]], having a history as long as many ancient civilizations, positioned at the crossroads of the East and the West, and being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events.
[[Sri Lanka]], having a history as long as many ancient civilizations, positioned at the crossroads of the East and the West, and being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events.


Every year on or about April 13 [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] and [[Tamil people]] celebrate [[Sinhalese and Tamil New Year]] Festival, Christians celebrate Easter. Christmas is celebrated in December. [[Esala Perahera]] (A-suh-luh peh-ruh-ha-ruh) is a grand festival in the month of Esala held in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2018/09/11/features/162207/kandy%E2%80%99s-esala-perahera-and-sl%E2%80%99s-cultural-transition|title= Kandy’s Esala perahera and SL’s cultural transition|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]]|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> Happening in July or August in [[Kandy]], it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a [[Buddhist festival]] consisting of dances and richly decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, [[Kandyan dance]]s and various other cultural dances. The elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'. The elephant is paraded around the city carrying a casket venerated by [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] as bearing the [[Relic of the tooth of the Buddha]].
Every year on or about April 13 [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] and [[Tamil people]] celebrate [[Sinhalese and Tamil New Year]] Festival, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Haj while Christians celebrate Easter and Christmas is celebrated in December. [[Esala Perahera]] (A-suh-luh peh-ruh-ha-ruh) is a grand festival in the month of Esala held in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2018/09/11/features/162207/kandy%E2%80%99s-esala-perahera-and-sl%E2%80%99s-cultural-transition|title= Kandy’s Esala perahera and SL’s cultural transition|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]]|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> Happening in July or August in [[Kandy]], it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a [[Buddhist festival]] consisting of dances and richly decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, [[Kandyan dance]]s and various other cultural dances. The elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'. The elephant is paraded around the city carrying a casket venerated by [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] as bearing the [[Relic of the tooth of the Buddha]].


== Festivals and events by Gregorian calendar dates ==
== Festivals and events by Gregorian calendar dates ==

Revision as of 22:20, 27 March 2021

Sri Lanka, having a history as long as many ancient civilizations, positioned at the crossroads of the East and the West, and being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events.

Every year on or about April 13 Sinhalese and Tamil people celebrate Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Festival, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Haj while Christians celebrate Easter and Christmas is celebrated in December. Esala Perahera (A-suh-luh peh-ruh-ha-ruh) is a grand festival in the month of Esala held in Sri Lanka.[1] Happening in July or August in Kandy, it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and richly decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances. The elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'. The elephant is paraded around the city carrying a casket venerated by Buddhists as bearing the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha.

Festivals and events by Gregorian calendar dates

(This order may differ from year to year due astrological and astronomical reasons)

January

February

  • February - The National Day (Independence Day) - (Customary/Political/Commemorating the Political Freedom attained from the British Empire)
  • February - Navam Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)

March

April

  • April - Day Prior to Sinhalese and Tamil New Year - (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
  • April - Sinhalese and Tamil New Year - (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
  • April - National herbal oil ceremony - (Customary/Buddhist/Sinhalese/Astrology related)
  • April - Bak Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

References

  1. ^ "Kandy's Esala perahera and SL's cultural transition". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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