President Maithripala Sirisena said in his New Year message that the evolution of human civilization has taken place from era to era enriching the people as cultured entities and 'Aluth Avurudda' is ...

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 ...

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 ...

it is not a religious day, it is observed as a holy day by the Buddhists. ‘Avurudu’ is also the time for new clothes which are bought to match with the colour(s) specified as the ‘lucky colour’ for ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than 2,000 people gathered at Wolfe’s Pond Park on Sunday, April 27 to celebrate Sri Lankan New Year, according to the event’s organizers. Known as Aluth Avurudda in ...

Geographical factors prepare the agrobase while astrological factors determine the time-frame of our annual Solar Festival. As prominence given to more mundane things has held sway over our annual ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year, known locally as Aluth Avurudda and Puthandu, respectively, is a major cultural festival in Sri Lanka that usually falls in April. (File photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: In ...

CHENNAI: Suba aluth auwrudh dhak vewa. Puthandu vazhthukal. These are the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year greetings. ‘Aluth Avurudda’ is a festive day in Sri Lanka and I am wondering how I can recreate ...