Aug 25, 2023 · Avurudu Kreeda is a traditional celebration in Sri Lanka during the New Year festivities. Traditional outdoor games like Kotta Pora (Pillow – fighting) and Ankeliya (Tugging the horn) are played during Avurudu Kreeda. These games bring joy, laughter, and unity among families and communities.

Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Awurudda (Sinhala: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people and Tamil population of Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese and Tamil people but by most Sri Lankans.

Apr 10, 2018 · The Sri Lankan Sinhalese and Tamil New Year (Aluth Avurudhu ” in Sinhala and “ Puththandu in Tamil ) is a national festival which has been celebrated for centuries. The most pronounced areas of the new year festivities are food, games and the rituals of goodwill. The new year games can be categorized as indoor and outdoor games.

Apr 4, 2024 · Sinhala Avurudu, also known as Aluth Avurudu, marks the beginning of the New Year according to the traditional Sinhala calendar. It falls in mid-April, signifying the end of the harvest season and the dawn of a new agricultural year.

The 2025 Sinhala Avurudu Nakath guides rituals like hearth lighting, first meal, and work, ensuring prosperity, health, and happiness in the New Year.

Experience the vibrant celebration of Avurudu, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, and indulge in its exciting traditional games and activities! This cultural festival, held in mid-April, is a time of joy and festivities, with colorful decorations, delicious traditional foods, and fun games.

Apr 19, 2024 · Like Christmas, Avurudu is a “pagan” ritual: it incorporates a mishmash of pre-Buddhist rites that have since been absorbed into Sri Lanka’s unique Buddhist ethos.

Apr 13, 2021 · Avurudu Krida or New Year games are categorised as indoor and outdoor games. All indoor games are played on the floor and outdoor games played during the Avurudu Uthsava or New Year festival, with the whole neighbourhood taking part. Some of the indoor games are Pancha Dameema, Olinda Keliya and Cadju Dameema.

Sinhala Avurudda dawns when the Sun moves from Meena Rashiya to Mesha Rashiya completing a cycle of a twelve-month period. The transition time know as "Sanskranthi" takes place on April 13 or 14. It is during this period that some of the rituals are performed to mark this important event of the year.

Apr 9, 2020 · Avurudu season is a time when children as well as adults engage in fun and games alike. As much as traditional rituals are attached to this festival, there are also traditional games that are linked to the avurudu season.