In Sri Lanka, we have a lot of festivals but Sinhala and Tamil New year is my favourite festival in April .

when the sun moves from the Meena rashiya to the Mesh Rashiya. That is aluth awrudda.

The Sinhala and Tamil New year is celebrated on April 13, 14 

This is a special time in Sri Lanka . Full of flowers , Homes are freshly painted and it is a time for festivities .In this month erabadu flowers will bloom and make the environment beautiful. The cuckoo bird heralds the coming of the new year Everyone knows that there is a time.

There is a nothing work time (Nonagathaya)There is a belief that one should focus on religious matters without doing any work. So in this time, people are going to temples to worship God After that people offer to cook for the auspicious time and eat for the auspicious time the food is eaten at the auspicious time. 

The head of the family is started by eating. We can see a lot of special sweets Kawum, Kokis, Aluwa, Athira, Milkrice, Mung Bean Kawum, Asmi, Some of the there.

Lot of traditional Games are playing in this festival Kotta pora, Onchili pedeema, Raban geseema, Kana Mutti bindeem, Eye on the elephant, Coconut grating competition, Bun-eating competition, Lime-on-spoon race, Kamba adeema and Lioedemagaha nageemahahaimbing the greased pole)

Aluth Aurudu is an important national holiday for both the cultures of the Sinhalese people and the Tamil people of Sri Lanka However, we have not celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year for two years so I hope we will be able to celebrate the beautiful New Year next year.