Galle, Sri Lanka
Sinhala New Year – Saturday 14th April
There has been quite a build up to New Year – the Sri Lankans have been shopping for new clothes as presents for their families like crazy. Everything about New Year here is to do with family and tradition – values which are so lost in my own country back home. A lot of preparation goes into the day, the Sri Lankans travel all over the country to get back to their families for the celebration. Then, on the...