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When the sun moves from the
Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces)
to the Mesha Rashiya (House of
Aries) in the celestial sphere; Sri
Lankans begin celebrating their
New Year or Aluth Avurudhu (in
Sinhala) and Puththandu (in
Tamil). It marks the end of the
harvest season and also coincides
with one of 2 instances when the
sun is directly above Sri Lanka.
On the day of celebrations, the
sun is directly above Koggala
(where a sun devale can be
found). A new year of the Saka
era begins with each festival.
Cultural rituals begin shortly
after the beginning of the New
Year with the cleaning of the
house and lighting of an oil
lamp. In some communities,
women congregate to play upon
on the raban (drum) to warn
others of the incipient change in
the year - from lighting the fire
to making the kiribath, (milk
rice) to entering into the first
business transaction and eating
the first morsels, Once these are
done, the partying really begins
as families mingle in the streets,
homes are thrown open and
children are let out to play. The
ubiquitous plantain is dished out
alongside celebratory feasts of
kaung (small oil cake) and kokis
(crisp and light sweetmeat,
originally from the Netherlands).
Aurudu has become an
important national holiday for
both the cultures of the
Sinhalese Buddhists and the
Tamil Hindu Sri Lankans, and is
unique as such, as it is not
celebrated in the same manner
elsewhere in the world.
SUBA ALUTH
AWURUDDAK
WEWA..!
Happy New Year..!!! 😛
Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces)
to the Mesha Rashiya (House of
Aries) in the celestial sphere; Sri
Lankans begin celebrating their
New Year or Aluth Avurudhu (in
Sinhala) and Puththandu (in
Tamil). It marks the end of the
harvest season and also coincides
with one of 2 instances when the
sun is directly above Sri Lanka.
On the day of celebrations, the
sun is directly above Koggala
(where a sun devale can be
found). A new year of the Saka
era begins with each festival.
Cultural rituals begin shortly
after the beginning of the New
Year with the cleaning of the
house and lighting of an oil
lamp. In some communities,
women congregate to play upon
on the raban (drum) to warn
others of the incipient change in
the year - from lighting the fire
to making the kiribath, (milk
rice) to entering into the first
business transaction and eating
the first morsels, Once these are
done, the partying really begins
as families mingle in the streets,
homes are thrown open and
children are let out to play. The
ubiquitous plantain is dished out
alongside celebratory feasts of
kaung (small oil cake) and kokis
(crisp and light sweetmeat,
originally from the Netherlands).
Aurudu has become an
important national holiday for
both the cultures of the
Sinhalese Buddhists and the
Tamil Hindu Sri Lankans, and is
unique as such, as it is not
celebrated in the same manner
elsewhere in the world.
SUBA ALUTH
AWURUDDAK
WEWA..!
Happy New Year..!!! 😛
Anupamaa
