Tag: Tradition

Lucien Rajakarunanayake As a form of decoration it is the simplicity that impresses one most. It can set the mood ...

Douglas Warner When my brother wrote to ask me to "look after two good friends while they are in Colombo ...

Stanley Welgampola Sedately seated amidst the placid waters of Colombo's Beira Lake is an imposing structure of Oriental architecture which ...

Maureen Seneviratna Lace the delicate, flimsy, gossamer dream of those who design bridal trousseaus. The lining and edging on furnishings ...

Logan Beardsley The people begin to gather by Kandy's famous lake from morning. Whole families, sometimes the population of entire ...

Hans Baedeker Deep in the jungle fastness of Ruhuna in southeastern Sri Lanka is a shrine which the traditions of more ...

Why don't you try a little of the local stuff?" asked my chauffeur-guide-friend as we cooled off by beautiful Weligame ...

Maureen Seneviratne In the range of creative handicrafts in Sri Lanka, ivory carvings have taken a very important place. Ivory ...

Maureen Seneviratne Torch spinners like this lead the way at the Kandy Perahera. Photo: Gamini Jayasinghe  The Kandyan dancer from ...

Kalpana Isaac Historically masks were used in rituals to exorcise villagers' fears and illnesses. Even today, patients who require psychiatric ...