Sri Lanka's Traditional New Year Celebration In New Zealand

Sri Lanka's Traditional New Year Celebration In New Zealand

A blindfolded child from the Sri Lankan community is attempting to mark the eye of an elephant as part of a game during the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year celebrations at the Samadhi Buddhist Temple in Rolleston, New Zealand, on April 14, 2024. Sri Lankan Buddhists and Tamil Hindus celebrate their traditional new year annually, which is based on the astrological belief that the new year begins when the sun moves from the house of Pisces to that of Aries. This day also signifies the end of the harvest season and the arrival of spring in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto)

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