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Thames New Year Festival (තේම්ස් බක්මහ උළෙල ) is a Sri Lankan cultural event organized annually by Thames Buddhist Vihara - London. This year new year Festival was held on 13th April 2024 with participation of a large number of Sri Lankans living in UK
Thames Buddhist Vihara, Memorial Hall, Dulverton Road, Selsdon, Surrey, CR2 8PJ, UK
Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The biggest celebration in Sri Lanka that features a load of rituals and customs is one of the must things to experience in your holiday on the island. Based on the sun’s movement from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pieces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) Sri Lankan welcomes the new year in April with a lot of firecrackers, fireworks and gourmet of traditional sweets…
Also known as the sun festival, the Sinhala and Tamil new year is a ritual performed to honour the God of Sun for hundreds and hundreds of years now.
Comes with such a long history the festival is the best season to experience Sri Lanka’s core traditions and rituals and to enjoy fun activities and traditional games at the same time that you cannot experience anywhere else.