Friday, April 8, 2016

Aurudu Charithra / New Year Traditions

According to the traditional Sri Lankan calendar the new is celebrated in the month of April. Transition of the sun from mina to mesha is considered as the new year and this incident is celebrated auspiciously by both Sinhala and Tamil communities.
New year is full of traditions and colorful events which brings friends, families, villages and the whole country together. Today the preschool kids of Pamunugaama YMCA had an event to celebrate new year with boiling milk and enjoying new year sweets.





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Programme Calendar

  • 27 October, 2015 - Reading Camp at Peralanda
  • 24 October, 2015 - Rover Phase 01 Training
  • 15 October, 2015 - Pre-School Fair
  • 04 October, 2015 - Children's Day
  • 19 September, 2015 - Ape Sindu Patiya Fund Raising Event
  • 12 September, 2015 - Day Camp at Colombo YMCA
  • 24-26 August, 2015 - Scout Camp at Riverstan
  • 31 July, 2015 - Prefects Training Workshop
  • 31 July, 2015 - Pre-School Exhibition
  • 27 June, 2015 - Pre-school Trip