Tag: Tradition

Wisdom, hope, and new beginnings flow from the somber flame of the oil lamp. Pahana in Sinhala and Vilakku in ...

Welcoming the New Year, the much-celebrated “Festival of Harvest” – Thai Pongal takes place on January 14th, by Hindu Tamils ...

The Buddhist calendar of events for 2022 begins with the annual street procession of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya on ...

As a brand with the tenacity and a vision to step out of traditional boundaries of tea making, Mlesna drove ...

From The Christmas Book by Clement Moore, 1900 reflects that Christmas has brought much merriment to children. In Sri Lanka’s ...

The heavenly aromatic fragrance of sandalwood has grabbed the attention of royal regalia for centuries and is known to be ...

Sri Lanka is home to many indigenous arts and crafts, and the traditional face masks are no exception. Fusing creativity, ...

Deepavali, the ‘Festival of Lights’ illuminates households and surroundings by bringing the joy of the festive mode. It is a ...

The Dalada Perahera, as it was originally called, commemorates the time the Buddha’s sacred tooth relic was first brought to ...

Batik has been an ancient art form in Sri Lanka dating back to the era of kings. Beautiful designs of ...