Holidays in Sri Lanka

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Holidays in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka - the state gathered at his tiny territory of a huge number of different faiths. Here you will meet people professing Islam, Buddhism, Christians and Hindus, so holidays in Sri Lanka are significantly different from each other.
Tai Pongal

This Hindu festival dedicated to the future harvest. Celebrating its all Indians living in the country. The celebration falls on the middle of January, between about 11 and 15 numbers.

Celebrate taken on two consecutive days. On the first day people traditionally attend church and pray. Also on this day, decided to cook rice pudding, which certainly added cashews, cardamom pods, sugar, lentils and milk. Deals exclusively cooking head of the family, and the rest of its members only in the wings.

The second day is dedicated to the sacred bull, which was once (according to legend) has helped people in the cultivation of fields. All animals necessarily washed and cleaned, and then decorate with garlands, twisted straw. Since Thai Pongal is a day of peace and love, this day you must forgive all their abusers.
Festival Bodhi tree - Unduvap

This is the Buddhist holiday that ends the year. Celebrate it in the month of December.

Dedicated event important for Buddhists event - delivery to the country process Bodhi tree, which is among the fans of the Buddha is considered sacred. Today it is a mature tree that grew to epic proportions. In addition, it is the most ancient of all the plants that can be found in Sri Lanka. Annually by thousands of pilgrims come to him, and merely curious people.

By the beginning of the festival area around the tree is decorated with colored lanterns and flags. It also conducted performances devoted to the holiday. But the main events take place in the city Anarahapure.
Festival of the Sacred Tooth Relic

Holiday dedicated to the Buddhist shrine - a tooth of the great Buddha. Esala Perahera celebrate in Kandy. Continue celebrating ten days. Here you can admire the exotic dancers, dressed in colorful national costumes, see the procession of elephants, as well as bright and Buddhist rituals.

The festival in its present form has existed since the middle of the XVIII century. It was then reigning monarch allowed once a year, ordinary people see the sacred relic - the casket in which the tooth of the Buddha. Until that time, it only allows the reigning king.
Festival Katagarame

It is held in July, when the city attracts many pilgrims. Holiday dedicated to the victory of the war god Skanda over the demonic army. Thousands of people come to the Skanda to ask for help and rescue, and recovery from illness.