Festivals
For a country where people practice four main religions Sri Lanka has always maintained religious harmony among communities. With Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity playing imports roles of lives of people Sri Lanka has religious or cultural festivals throughout the year.
Famous festivals of Sri Lanka
- Duruthu Perahera
- Thai Pongal
- Aluth Sahal Mangallaya
- Milad un-Nabi
- Independence Day Celebrations
- Navam Perahera
- Maha Shivratri
- Sinhala and Tamil New Year Celebrations
- Easter Celebrations
- Galle Literary Festival
- Vesak Festival
- Poson Festival
- Esala Perehara
- Katharagama Festival
- Vel Festival
- Hikkaduwa Beach Festival
- Ramadan festival
- Colombo Art Biennale
- Lanka Design Festival
- Christmas
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Famous quotes containing the word festivals:
“Why wont they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, cant they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping—rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year’s and Easter and Christmas—But, goodness, why need they do it?”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
“This is certainly not the place for a discourse about what festivals are for. Discussions on this theme were plentiful during that phase of preparation and on the whole were fruitless. My experience is that discussion is fruitless. What sets forth and demonstrates is the sight of events in action, is living through these events and understanding them.”
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)