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Christians celebrate Easter and Christmas. 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
Here’s what to know about when, how, and by whom Nowruz, also known as Persian New Year, is celebrated—as well as how it began about 3,000 years ago.
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. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese and Tamil people but by most Sri Lankans.
The festival of Nowruz is celebrated by many groups of people in the Black Sea basin, the Balkans, the South Caucasus, Western Asia, central and southern Asia, and by Iranian peoples worldwide. [92] Traditional Nowruz dance performance at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, 2011. Places where Nowruz is a public holiday include:
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The Persian/Iranian holiday has some wonderful traditions and celebrations to kick off spring.
Pongal is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Tamil people in Tamil Nadu and other parts of South India. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] It is also a major Tamil festival in Sri Lanka . [ 49 ] It is observed by the Tamil diaspora worldwide, [ 50 ] [ 51 ] including those in Malaysia , [ 52 ] Mauritius , [ 53 ] South Africa , [ 54 ] Singapore , [ 55 ...
The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the ...