First family celebrates New Year
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma
(Pix by: Sudath Silva)
The entire country is gripped in a happy and festive mood. The most eagerly awaited National New Year dawned at 1.01 pm on 14 April. This is the second National New Year the whole country is celebrating in an environment of peace and tranquility since the total eradication of terrorism.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New year rituals at Carlton Residence in Tangalla, Hambantota yesterday on 14 April. First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa conducted all the rituals at the auspicious time with the President Rajapaksa and other family members assisted her.
The auspicious time for the lighting of the hearth was at 1.06 pm. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and sons Namal, Yoshitha and Rohitha attended the symbolic tradition of boiling milk at the auspicious time.
As mentioned by astrologers milk rice was prepared with jaggery and ghee, attired in golden colour and facing the Northern direction. The auspicious for partaking of the first meal for the New Year was at 3.18 pm. In addition to taking the first meal, transactions were also conducted attired in golden colour and facing the Northern direction. President Rajapaksa, the pilot who crafted the environment for the entire nation for the partaking of the meal prepared with new rice of a new yield, also joined in this tradition setting an example to the whole country.
President Rajapaksa’s brother, Defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa also participated the celebrations. They all are seen here with locals and President’s close supporters enjoying Sinhala Avurudu traditions at Carlton House.
Meanwhile in his message for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year issued by the President Media Unit, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that Sinhala and Tamil New Year is the greatest traditional celebration of Sri Lanka which is celebrated in the every corner of the island by our ancestors for over thousands of years. It is the celebration of agricultural pride of Sri Lanka.
We welcome the Sinhala and Tamil New Year at a time when there is a rapid development in all sectors including the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. Hence, we celebrate this traditional ceremony over the years. It has become a very elegant and meaningful function in the nation. We can hand it over to the future generation encouraging our children to celebrate the New Year according to traditions and customs.
We should allow our children who are the real owners of the fraternity generated by the Sinhala and Hindu New Year to enjoy it. I kindly request all of you to celebrate the Sinhala and Hindu New Year without liquor. I believe it is the most valuable Avurudu gift that we can give our children, the President further added.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa also participated in the traditional transaction of the New Year and took part in the celebration of the New Year in warm fellowship with the people of the area.
The President did not forget to perform another tradition that is undertaking transactions for the New Year. He did so by visiting the Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank branches in Tangalla.
The anointing of oil on the head for the New Year will take place on Saturday the 16th at the auspicious time of 7.41 am.
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The portrait of the first family of a failed state does not kindle any inspiration.
The response to the recommendations in the UNSG Panel Report is bound to spawn the pariah state which has been in the pipeline for a long time.
We are proud about you sir HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND FAMILY.
The para balla JS is an amu kotiya with a psuedonym Sinhala name.
UNSG panel report does not bother the Hon President and the SL nation a wee bit. It is fit only for lavatory use in SL. UNSG is a corrupt man who has bowed to pressure and allas from diaspora LTTE and the imperial West. This report has no legal value as it had not the sanction of the UNGA and the UNSC to appoint such a panel and carry out a bogus investigation. The man will now be rewarded with a second term in office for being such a good lap dog, ready to jump and dance at the command of its masters.
Julian, Sri lankan “Kiri Bath” (Milk Rice) are much tastier and healthier than the dark brown residues left on the white western assess you lick every day. Just get out of the cage you are mentally imprisoned in, and join the great nation of Sri lanka to enjoy the traditional new year.