Avurudu festival in Asian lands
In villages in the deep South and in the interior
rural areas the traditional Sinhala games like chak-gudu, pora-pol,
tug-of-war, played by men, and onchillava (the swing), by both men
and women, raban-gesima and panchi-demima mainly by females come to
limelight during the Aluth-Avurudu festival focusing the attention
of the simple folk as well as the sophisticated elite.
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Hope-filled New Year dawns for Eastern residents freed from LTTE
tyranny
Security Forces complete humanitarian mission in
East; Boost for resettlement:
As the country was preparing to celebrate the
Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the Security Forces on Wednesday reached
new heights in their silent battle fought in the Eastern theatre for
nearly three quarters of a year with the capture of Chenkaladi-Maha
Oya road from the Tiger terrorists.
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