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22 March – The United Nations Human Rights Council votes by 24 to 14 to pass resolution 19/2 on Sri Lanka despite opposition from the Sri Lankan government. [21] [22] [23] 23 March – Government minister Mervyn Silva threatens to "break the limbs" of some journalists and human rights workers whom he labelled "traitors". [24] [25] [26]
A Poya occurs every full moon. [1] [2] Uposatha is important to Buddhists all around the world, who have adopted the lunar calendar for their religious observances.Owing to the moon's fullness of size as well as its effulgence, the full moon day is treated as the most auspicious of the four lunar phases occurring once every lunar month (29.5 days) and thus marked by a holiday.
Pages in category "Public holidays in Sri Lanka" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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2012 in Sri Lanka; 0–9. 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy Final; B. Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake; G. 15th G-15 summit; N ...
A traditional arrangement of festive foods for Puthandu. The Tamil New Year follows the spring equinox and generally falls on 14 April of the Gregorian year. [1] The day celebrates on the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar and is a public holiday in both Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, [c] historically known as Ceylon, [d] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean , southwest of the Bay of Bengal , separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait .