Festivals in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka, having a history as long as many ancient civilizations, positioned at the crossroads of the East and the West, and being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events.

Every year on or about April 13

• January -
  Buddhist
  )
• January - The Initial Aluth Sahal Mangallaya (New Rice Festival) at the Temple of the Tooth; - (Customary/Sinhalese/Agriculture related)
• January - Patti Pongal - (Religious/Hindu/Agriculture related)
• January - Patti Kiri Ithirima - (Customary/Sinhalese/Agriculture related)

February

• February - The National Day (
  Independence Day
  ) - (Customary/Political/Commemorating the Political Freedom attained from the British Empire)
• February -
  Navam Full Moon Poya
  - (Religious/Buddhist)

March

• March - Maha Shivaratri - (Religious/Hindu)
• March - Mawlid - (Religious/Islam)
• March - Medin Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)

April

• April - Day Prior to
  Sinhalese and Tamil New Year
  - (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
• April -
  Sinhalese and Tamil New Year
  - (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
• April - National herbal oil ceremony - (Customary/Buddhist/Sinhalese/Astrology related)
• April - Bak Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)
• April - Good Friday - (Religious/Catholic/Christian)
• April - Easter - (Religious/Catholic/Christian)

May

• May - May Day - (Customary/Political)
• May - Watching the new moon for the
  new Solar year
  - (Customary/Astrology related)
• May - Vesak Full Moon Poya (Vesak) - (Religious/Buddhist)

June

• June -
  Poson Full Moon Poya
  - (Religious/Buddhist)
• June - Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) (Religious/Muslim)

July

• July - Esala Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)

August

• August - Nikini Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)
• August -
  Esala Perahera
  - (Customary/Religious/Political/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese)

September

• September - Binara Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)

October

• October - Vap Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)
• October - Diwali - (Religious/Hindu)

November

• November - Il Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)
• Hajj (Eid al-Adha) - (Religious/Islam)

December

• December - Unduvap Full Moon Poya - (Religious/Buddhist)
• December - Christmas - (Religious/Catholic/Christian)

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