The New Year in Sri Lanka is celebrated twice in the island nation of Sri Lanka. The first New Year in Sri Lanka is celebrated from the evening of the 31st of December to the dawn of 1st January with the rest of the world. The second and more special New Year in Sri Lanka is celebrated on the 13th of April to the 14th of April in Sri Lanka.
One of the most important festivals of Sri Lanka, the New Year in Sri Lanka underscores the end of the reaping season of Sri Lanka when the nation brims with food grains that will last for the entire year. It is also the start of heavy showers in Sri Lanka and the whole country sparkles with fertile terrains that are adorned with colorful flowers and luscious fruits.
The folks of Sri Lanka visit religious shrines to acquire the good wishes of the divine forces. On the New Year’s Eve, the Sri Lankans bathe their bodies with plant extracts that are believed to cleanse the body and the spirit of all tangible and intangible dirt.
The New Year in Sri Lanka is accompanied by grand feasts where indigenous foodstuff is served. The typical dish of rice and coconut extract is served in every local family. In this dish, the rice grains are boiled with the extracts of fleshy coconuts for some time before generous quantities of brown sugar are added to make the mixture heavenly. The final product really tantalizes the taste buds with its lovely taste. Other home made desserts that also have coconut extract as their ingredient are eaten in Sri Lankan families.
The traditional New Year in Sri Lanka entails the practice of other customs too. The children gift elaborate pepper plants that grow in Sri Lanka to their parents and grand-parents. The moisture-ridden foliage of the plants can be sucked with the fruits of the plants. Apart from being a delicacy, the pepper plant signifies love and thankfulness and is therefore used as an ideal present for parents and grand-parents.
The New Year in Sri Lanka that is celebrated on the 1st of January with the globe is accompanied with all the partying, dancing, feasting and the bursting of crackers as you can possibly imagine. From New Year’s Eve to the morning of the 1st January, merrymaking is carried out in the Western style.
So, if you happen to be in Sri Lanka during any of the New Years in Sri Lanka, in the course of your Sri Lanka tours, you are bound to get inducted in the festivities of the nation.
travel.mapsofworld.com provides extensive online information on the New Year in Sri Lanka.
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