About sri lankan major function

2. Sinhala and Hindu
New Year

3. This festival is focused on the observed
movement of the sun from
Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha
Rashiya (House of Aries).

4. Origin and history
• The festival has existed since ancient times when both Buddhism
and Hinduism coexisted with each other.
• The exact origin of the festival is unclear, but it was officially made
a holiday in 1885 by the British.
• The many similarities between the two philosophies allowed the
birth of a unique mixture of rituals, customs and ceremonies
related to the celebration.

5. Auspicious Events and Rituals
🔶 Viewing the New Moon.
🔶Bathing on the Last Day of the Old Year. / Bathing for the Last Year.
🔶Neutral Period - Nonagathaya / "Punya Kalaya" /The Transition Time.
🔶 Dawn of the New Year.
Before the dawn of New Year

6. Auspicious Events and Rituals
🔶Lighting the Hearth & Preparing Food.
🔶Commencement of Work, Transactions and
Partaking Meals.
🔶Applying Oil on Head / Anointing Oil.
🔶Leaving for Jobs
After the dawn of New Year

7. Aurudu Environment
• The Call of the Koha.
• Blooming of the Erabadu tree.
• The rice harvest.
• The blooming Tourism industry.

8. Foods
• Main food :- milk rice.
• Other special foods:- Kokis, Konda kevum, Asmee etc.
• Pepper vade and thosai ( Tamil )

9. Dresses
Sinhala
• Men :- a long-sleeved shirt with a sarong.
• Women :- a long sleeved jacket Kandyan Sarees.
Tamil
• Men :- T-shirts, Cotton shirts and lungi.
• Women :- Rich culture sarees .

10. New Year Games
• Pancha Keliya (sea shells)
• Cadju Dameema (cashew nuts)
• Olinda keliya
Indoor Outdoor
• Chaggudu
• Kotta pora
• Eluvan keliya
• Raban upatha
• Onchili varam

11. Awurudu Kumara and
Kumariya
• For this event men and women
who are above 18 years are
participated.
• For Singithi Awurudu Kumara
and Kumariya little girls and boys
are participated.

12.  Yashika Rupasinghe
 Damitha Sandakelum
 Hashan Madhuwantha
 Dinuka Nawod
 Nanduni Pramodya
 Kavishka Chamod
 Rasangi Nanayakkara
 Erandi Piyumali
 Chalani Saumya
 Thamal Karunarathna
Thank You!