SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

(240410) -- COLOMBO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers perform traditional folk dances for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a traditional festival to be observed on the coming weekend, at a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

(240410) -- COLOMBO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers perform traditional folk dances for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a traditional festival to be observed on the coming weekend, at a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

(240410) -- COLOMBO, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children perform traditional folk dances for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a traditional festival to be observed on the coming weekend, at a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ESSENTIAL AND PUBLIC SERVICES-FESTIVE SEASON

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ESSENTIAL AND PUBLIC SERVICES-FESTIVE SEASON

(240406) -- COLOMBO, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Buses ready for services are pictured at the Central Bus stand in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2024. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged officials to maintain essential and public services during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year season, a statement from the President's Media Division (PMD) said on Thursday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-TRAVEL RUSH

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-TRAVEL RUSH

(230412) -- COLOMBO, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows a platform before the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sinhala and Tamil New Year is one of Sri Lanka's biggest celebrations. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-TRAVEL RUSH

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR-TRAVEL RUSH

(230412) -- COLOMBO, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a train before the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 12, 2023. Sinhala and Tamil New Year is one of Sri Lanka's biggest celebrations. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)