Sri Lankan Lace: Cotton Filigree Made by Nimble Fingers
Maureen Seneviratna Lace the delicate, flimsy, gossamer dream of those who design bridal trousseaus. The lining and edging on furnishings ...
Tag: Tradition
The Kandy Esala Perahera: Stepping into a Colourful Past
Logan Beardsley The people begin to gather by Kandy's famous lake from morning. Whole families, sometimes the population of entire ...
Kataragama: The Place of Penance
Hans Baedeker Deep in the jungle fastness of Ruhuna in southeastern Sri Lanka is a shrine which the traditions of more ...
Tap-Tap it’s the Toddy Tapper
Why don't you try a little of the local stuff?" asked my chauffeur-guide-friend as we cooled off by beautiful Weligame ...
The Exquisite Ivories of Sri Lanka
Maureen Seneviratne In the range of creative handicrafts in Sri Lanka, ivory carvings have taken a very important place. Ivory ...
Festival of Mystic Magnificence: The Kandy Perahera
Maureen Seneviratne Torch spinners like this lead the way at the Kandy Perahera. Photo: Gamini Jayasinghe The Kandyan dancer from ...
Healing Masks of Sri Lanka
Kalpana Isaac Historically masks were used in rituals to exorcise villagers' fears and illnesses. Even today, patients who require psychiatric ...
The Hot Spice of Rice and Curry
Rodney Jonklaas No one who has visited Sri Lanka can forget our rice and curry. Rice is the staple; curries ...
Art of the Dumbara Weaver
Some call them stereotyped, to others they have a rustic appeal. Critics notwithstanding, Dumbara mats have of late rustled their ...
Colombo: Where Four Religions Meet
A Felician Fernando A sense of religion, if not its practice, pervades many great cities of the world. The outward ...