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Sri Lanka: The Pearl of the Indian Ocean

As the fanfare of the festive season has diedthere are several national holidays, such as
down, it is easy to feel the need to get awaythe Sri Lankan New Year, celebrated every
from the cold British winter and experienceyear between 12-14 April, to ensure good
some sun. For a luxury holiday offering thefortune in the coming year. Amongst the
requisite sunrays as well as excellenttraditional rituals undertaken, houses are
cuisine, views and different festivalsspring cleaned, new clothes worn and newly
throughout the year, look no further than Sriharvested rice cooked in milk in new pots.
Lanka.Traditional games and music are enjoyed, and
passing visitors are invariably invited to
Sri Lanka, officially known as the Democraticjoin in the celebrations. These are merely
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an islandsome of the many festivals held throughout
nation in South Asia, located about 19 milesthe year, with further information being
off the southern coast of India. With aavailable  from  the Sri Lanka Tourist Board.
population of around 20 million, the country
is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic, withApart from the festivals themselves, Sri
nearly a third of the population followingLanka can offer travellers the sights belying
faiths other than Buddhism, most notablyits rich heritage, such as the Temple of the
Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. ThisTooth, situated in the central city of Kandy,
multiculturalism can in part be attributed toincluded in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
the different rules of Sri Lanka, includingIt houses a tooth that came from the mouth of
colonisation by Portugal, the Netherlands andLord Buddha, and is as a result considered
finally Great Britain. After peacefulone of Sri Lanka's most holy shrines. Kandy
negotiations with the British, the islandis also home to the Pinawela Elephant
nation became independent in 1948, and inOrphanage, a national sanctuary for about 70
1972, the nation, then-known as Ceylon,semi-tame elephants, allowed to roam freely
changed its name to Sri Lanka, meaningaround the orphanage, with bathing and
"Resplendent  Land".feeding times being highlights for tourists.
Other cities popular with tourists include
As a result of the multi-religiousAnuradhapura  and  Polonnaruwa.
background, Sri Lanka is renowned for its
many religious festivals. Sri Lanka offers atIn addition, the cuisine is considered some
least one festival each month as Buddhists,of the finest in the region. In general the
Hindus, Christians and Muslims celebrate bothfood is excellent value, with the most
religious and national occasions. This month,expensive tourist-oriented places rarely
for example, the full-moon festival ofcharging over the equivalent of US$20 for a
Dututhu commemorates the visit of Lord Buddhameal. The staple Sri Lankan diet consists of
to Kelankya, the temple of Kelania. The Hindurice and curry. A must-try dish is Kottu
community meanwhile celebrates the harvestRoti; a medley of chopped roti (bread),
festival of Thai Pongal, where homes arevegetables and your choice of meat, a
cleaned and decorated, farm animals batheduniquely Sri Lankan dish and best served when
and sometimes adorned, and special dishesmade fresh by street vendors. Please note
prepared. The sizeable Muslim communitythat while Sri Lankans eat with their right
celebrate the end of the fasting month ofhands,  cutlery is available at all eateries.
Ramadan, roughly every 11 months, with
prayers in mosques, distribution of alms,So why not book a holiday in Sri Lanka and
family-oriented celebrations and thesee for yourself why it is referred to as the
enjoyment of traditional dishes. In addition,Pearl of the Indian Ocean?



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