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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fanci" data-source="post: 1927287" data-attributes="member: 57371">Well to my opinion, Traditional Sinhala and Hindu new year as we call it, celebrated by  people from the both communities. No one can deny the fact of the Hindu influence to our culture through out the history. Our new Year is based mainly on auspicious times  set by astrological calculations, which also came from India. If you research further you can see Sri Lanka is not the only Country that celebrate this traditional New Year. The traditional new year of most of the Buddhist countries in south East Asia and some of the regions in India celebrate from April 13 -15. Thailand called it Songkran, from Sanskrit sankrānti "astrological passage" is also celebrated in Laos (called pi mai lao), Cambodia (called Chaul Chnam Thmey, Cambodian New Year), Myanmar (called Thingyan), and by the Dai people in Yunnan, China. The same day is celebrated in South Asian calendars as well: the Assamese (called Rongali Bihu), Bengali (called Pohela Boishakh), Oriya People from Orissa(called Maha Visuba Sangkranti), Sinhala, Tamil, Malayali, Punjabi, new years fall on the same dates. They all are based on the astrological event of the sun beginning its northward journey. If you trace back, you can see how the Hindu influence has spread around  the entire region before they become Buddhist countries.So I don't agree to the fact as said above, this new Year is only belongs to the Sinhalese People.And what is Thai PongalThis is a harvest festival - the Tamil equivalent of Thanksgiving. It is held to honor the Sun, for a bountiful harvest. Families gather to rejoice and share their joy and their harvests with others. The Sun is offered a "Pongal" of rice and milk.Deepavali or Deewali- A colorful festival that is celebrated by all Hindus worldwide , which is also known as the festival of lights. This festival usually falls around late October and November. One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning. By lighting the oil lamps, the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness, knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received. The Hindus consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate.</blockquote>

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