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Sri Lanka Holidays


Sri Lanka Celebrates Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka.

Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day : December 1

Unduvap 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.

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Posted on 30 Nov 2011 in : December Holidays,Sri Lanka Holidays


Sri Lanka Nikini Full Moon Poya

Nikini Full Moon Poya in Sri Lanka is a public holiday.

Sri Lanka Nikini Full Moon Poya Date: August 24

Sri Lanka celebrates Nikini Full Moon Poya as a public holiday.

Sri Lanka Nikini Full Moon Poya History

The 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.
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Posted on 06 Aug 2011 in : August Holidays,Sri Lanka Holidays


Sri Lanka Celebrates National Heroes’ Day

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Sri Lanka National Heroes’ Day: May 21

National Heroes’ Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka remembers the contribution of some of the most important personalities in Sri Lankan society from politics, literature, science, and sports through the celebration of National Heroes Day every year on March 21. Historically, the National Heroes’ Day commemorates the effort of Sri Lankans who peacefully fought for the country’s complete independence from foreign rule in 1972.

Some of Sri Lanka’s 20th Century national heroes of the country’s independence movement are Don Stephen Senanayake, Fredrick Richard Senanayake, Ponnambalam Ramanathan, E. W. Perera, James Peiris, Henry Pedris, S. Mahinda, Anagarika Dharmapala, C.W.W. Kannangara, D. R. Wijewardena, and Ponnambalam Arunachalam.

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Posted on 20 May 2011 in : May Holidays,Sri Lanka Holidays


Labour Day; May Day; Workers’ Day; Day of Kazak

May Day is an international holiday worldwide.

May Day Date: May 1

May Day is celebrated throughout most of the world as a public holiday.

May 1 is considered as the Labour Day by almost all the nations of the world. The workers of the world celebrate this as an annual holiday. This day is the result of a massive labor union movement; this day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers. This day is also known as May Day. Not only these two names, May 1 has many other names like Worker’s day, National Unification Day, Day of Kazak people’s Unity, Eid el-Ommal, etc.

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