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INSIGHT ON SINHALESE AND TAMIL NEW YEAR

Sinhala and Tamil New Year is a special cultural event of all Sinhala and Tamil people in Sri lanka. It is not just a occasion but a vivid cultural momentum which reflects the unity and reconciliation of a nation.

Reconciliation is not a novel concept for Sri Lankan, Sinhalese and Tamil New year is itself a cultural event which enshrines reconciliation of two major communities in Sri Lanka, Sinhalese and Tamil. These new terms came to the usage as result of exposing to the western world, whereas these were embeded our culture . Sinhalese and Tamil New Year is a mixture of all values peace, harmony as well reconciliation.

Sinhala and Tamil New year belongs under the category of seasonal festivals. These festivals are well known concepts all over the world and most of these festivals are held after cutting and storing the harvest. This is a season for rest and token of appreciation for cultivators' hard working. Therefore most of seasonal festivals are emblems of prosperity of particular culture. Almost every event of  such seasonal festivals are highly attached with the culture.

Eg-Cooking at auspicious time, getting the blessing of religious mentors, application oil on head

All these events are based on astrological and medicational value which enshrines sinhaleese culture. As an example the juice used for application of oil is, totally made out of natural hearbal products which are totally conducive for human body. Likewise each of these events have their own cultural weight.

Sinhalese Tamil New year commanly known as Bakmaha Ulela, Aluth Aurudda, Aurudu mangallaya, Kona Mangalya, and Kona Gediya too.

According to linguistics the term Aurudda is a evolution of centuries,

havaraja>havurudu>aurudu>aurudda

Lets take the term "Aurudda", it will be broken in to two seperste words for better manifestation.


Aur + idda -  "Aur" simply means the Sun according to Mesopotamian people. Ancient Mesopotamian civilization too had a great faith on Sun whose civilizations built by the Ypretise and Tygries River Bank. Sun was called as the life of the earth. There were even vast buildings called "Shigurath" in order to worship Sun.

Idda gives the meaning of "upright", when sun comes to the top of Sri Lanka, it is the Aurudda.  April sun locates at  the top of Sri lanka and its very close to the island. With its direct effect whole environment becomes more viable. It brings happy to the community. Its a festival in all sense.

Its clear that Sinhala and Tamil New year,

I) is a summer festival which gives a rest for tiresome cultivators.

II) it is a token of appreciation for sun

III)is based on astrology and ayrvedha concepts.

Iv) is a combined festival of both Sinhala and Hindu community which reflects reconciliation among them.



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