Sinhalese and Hindus here and abroad celebrated their traditional New Year today (14th) with traditional sweet meets and religious events.According to the astrology The new year dawn was at 1.06 p.m today marking the moving of the sun from Aries sign to Pisces which occurred once a year.At that time all Sinhalese and Hindus cooked Milk Rice and ate it along with other traditional sweet meets at the auspicious time 3.18 p.m.
As almost majority of the Sri Lankan people prepared milk rice and ate at a given time the festival brings solidarity and brotherhood among neighbors too as they exchanged the prepared food among them selves during this day.
"WISHING ALL MY BLOG READERS A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS SINHALA AND HINDU NEW YEAR"