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Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people and Tamil population of Sri Lanka.
They include (in chronological order) Siva I, Vatuka, Darubhatika Tissa and Niliya, who all ruled the country in the span of just one year. After the death of her final husband Niliya, she became the sole ruler of the kingdom for about 5 years, thus becoming the first known female monarch of Sri Lanka, however, she was also the real power ...
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Sunil Santha was born on 14 April 1915 on the Sinhalese New Year's Day in Dehiyagatha, Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka. Both his parents died before he was two years old, and Santha was raised by his grandmother. At an early age he came to the limelight when he played King Dutugamunu in a village play.
Most of the victims were families visiting their relatives for the new year. Aluth oya, Habarana, Anuradhapura District: 127--127 [3] [11] 20 April: Jayanthipura Massacre: The majority Sinhalese village of Jayanthipura was raided by a group of armed LTTE who murdered 15 civilians including women and children. Jayanthipura, Polonnaruwa District ...