A festival celebrating all things Sri Lankan is taking over Liverpool this weekend. The Sri Lankan New Year — Aluth Avurudu in Sinhala and Puthandu in Tamil — is one of the country’s most ...

Allianz Lanka marked this Avurudu season by supporting a tradition that holds deep meaning for many Sri Lankans, the journey home. ..

On the occasion of the New Year a Avurudu festival was held at the “Moragalla Heritage Maha Gedara” tourist hotel in Aluthgama with the participation of a set of foreign tourists. Here, many ...

Avurudu is an event that brings families together at least for a couple of days – given the incessant rat race in a highly commercialised world. Apart from Avurudu itself, this month is significant to ...

Step into the spirit of Avurudu with sun, sand, and Sri Lankan traditions at Sheraton Kosgoda Turtle Beach Resort. This New Year, we invite you to indulge in a vibrant cultural celebration like no ...

As the spirit of Avurudu fills the air, Amaya Resorts and Spas hosts traditional Avurudu festivals across its iconic resorts, keeping age-old customs and cherished ‘Avurudu Chariththra’ alive ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New year (Aluth Avurudda) falls in the month of April also known as Bak in Sinhala. The blooming of the red erabadu mal and the cry of the koha (Sri Lankan cuckoo) herald the ...

The Asian Koel (Koha) From March the sound of the koha spreads throughout the island telling us to start preparing ourselves for the Avurudu season. Also called Asian koel, (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is ...

As the Sinhala and Tamil New Year dawns, Amaya Resorts and Spas embraces the spirit of Avurudu in a setting of warmth and tradition. From the 11th to the 16th of April 2025, the stunning resorts—Amaya ...

They also play traditional games like yunnori (traditional board game) and tuho (pitch-pot). Similarly, Sri Lankans celebrate Aluth Avurudu (Sinhalese New Year) with their symbolic "milk rice" and ...

Te Whare Koha staff member Azania Rutherford (left) and volunteer Jane Mooney. Helping people find the right clothes is in Jane Mooney’s veins. Volunteering at Te Whare Koha, the free clothing ...

The koha’s song, renowned for being the melody of ‘Avurudu’, traditionally heralds the arrival of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. However, there’s a growing concern that this iconic trill is now less ...