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Sri Lanka’s Independence Day: February 4Independence Day is celebrated as a public holiday in Sri Lanka February 4 is the official celebration day of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day from the United Kingdom in 1948. It is considered as a major national holiday in the country. Sri Lanka Celebrates Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day : December 1Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day is a public holiday for Buddhists in the country of Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, a day in which the moon is full is named a poya. Sri Lanka honors Bandaranaike Memorial
Sri Lanka Bandaranaike Memorial: September 26Bandaranaike Memorial is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Bandaranaike Memorial is dedicated to the assassination to the Sri Lanka Prime Minister Solomon West Ride-way dias Bandaranaike on September 26, 1959. (SWRD) died from the gun shot wounds the very next day on September 26th. As a result of his death, his wife Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike became the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. Sri Lanka Nikini Full Moon Poya
Sri Lanka Nikini Full Moon Poya Date: August 24Sri Lanka celebrates Nikini Full Moon Poya as a public holiday. Sri Lanka Nikini Full Moon Poya HistoryThe rainy season starts in the Indian sub continent in the Esala month (between July and August). It is during this time that the bhikkus (Buddhist monks) sojourn from meditation since they cannot meditate under trees and forests and it is very cold in the mountains i.e. the Himalayas at that period. Most of the monks sojourn in the Esala full moon poya but those monks who do not do so can sojourn from their meditation in the full moon poya. The period of sojourn is known as the “Vas’ period and the sojourn commencement during the Nikini Poya is known as the “Pasu Vas” period. Tuen Ng Jit or Dragon Boat Festival, is a Chinese festival worldwide
Dragon Boat Festival: June 16Tuen Ng Jit or Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday for Chinese all over the world. The day is a public holiday in China, Macau and Taiwan. The Dragon Boat Festival is widely celebrated by Chinese communities all over Asia, it falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar and its roots are not sure and are found in different traditions. One thing you can be sure of is to watch dragon boats races. Next Page » |
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