The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ...

The profoundest significance of the soon approaching Aluth Avurddha is that in most countries it has its parallel and they are all very ancient, with various rites and rituals. Equally profound is ...

As a child I lived with my grandparents in Meewatura, a village close to Peradeniya and my mind goes back to the Aluth Avurudu I spent there. I vividly remember the paddy harvest season; the rains ...

The lighting of the hearth facing East, decked in the appropriate colour for new year and allowing the milk to boil over freely is only the start of the festivities that encompass a multitude of ...

"Also, we know King Devanampiyatissa went on the hunting expedition on a Nekath day. These are rituals not associated with Buddhism. Even before the advent of Buddhism, people would have incorporated ...

In celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Cargills Food City brought festive joy to its customers with the ‘Aluth Irai Avuruddai’ festival—a two-day celebration held on the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th ...