How a Sinhala sweet became a medicine ...
How a Sinhala sweet became a medicine .. (I use Google Translate because my knowledge of English is very limited. Point out any errors. Thank you.) April is the month of the Sinhala New Year in Sri Lanka. This Sinhala New Year is traditionally celebrated on the 12th, 13th and 14th of April. Various rituals are performed here. Astrologers in Sri Lanka create auspicious times for each of these rituals. All Sinhalese and Tamil people in Sri Lanka perform these rituals at that time. 1. Seeing the new moon 2. Bath for the old year 3. Charity time 4. New Year's Eve 5. Ignite the stove and cook 6. Dealing and eating 7. Oil the head 8. Leaving for work. The above rituals play a major role in this festival. There is definitely a “kavum” at the dining table this festive season. There are several types of kavus in Sri Lanka. "Hair kavum", "spoon kavum", "mung kavum" and "naran kavum" are some of them. Today we are talking about "spoo...