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Culture in Sri Lanka
Culture
Sri lankans are extremely friendly, and hospitality plays
a major role in their life style and social protocol are
deeply embedded in the culture and Sri lanka with its
great ethnic diversity, has a multitude of colorful festivals
throughout the year.
Lunar and Poya Days
Sri lanka is primarily a Buddhist country and most of
its festivals are based on the lunar calendar. Eevery
full moon day, also known as ‘Poya’ is a holiday. The
Buddha encouraged disciples to undertake spiritual practices
during the full moon period and Sri lankan Buddhist spend
there days in meditation and prayer. Each day is related
to an incident in the Buddha or to a historic Buddhist
event.
January (Durathu)
February (Navam)
March (Medhin)
April (Bak)
May (Vesak)
June (Poson)
July (Nikini)/ August (Binara)
September
October ( Vap) / November
December (Unduvap)
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Two major forms of traditional dance, high-country kandyan
and low-country dancing, are popular in Sri Lanka. Kandyan
is an athletic dance that depicts religious themes.
Low country dance uses masks to illustrate stories about
the Buddha, though sometimes includes contemporary themes.
Bharatha-Natiyam is a woman's dance where every gesture
has a meaning. This dance has been an important element
of Tamil culture since ancient times.
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