Festivals and Events in Sri Lanka – Julio and Agosto

Sri Lanka is a tier of cultural and religious festivals that are vibrant, and the months of July and August are celebrated during the most festivities of the year. These months marked the pico of the parades (processes) and peregrinaciones traditional de la Isla, atrayendo tanto a visiting locales como internacionales. Explore the different celebrations that are more significant throughout this time.

1. Kandy Esala Perahera – Una Gran Procesión Budista

Video del Dalada Maligawa Kandy Esala Perahera

One of the most magnificent sights in Asia, the Kandy Esala Perahera is celebrated in the city of Sagrada de Kandy in honor of the Sagrada Reliquia del Diente de Buda.

History

The festival was rebuilt in the época del Rey Kithsirimevan (304-332 dC) cuando the sagrada reliquia fue traída in Sri Lanka desde la India. Sin embargo, in the actual form of an introduction by Rey Kirti Sri Rajasingha in the sign XVIII.

Aspectos Destacados del Evento

• The festival lasts 10 days, with nocturnal events that continue to be grand.
• The undécima noche finally presents the process of more grandiosa, with elephants with luxurious decorations, bailarines tradicionales, tamborileros, portadores de antorchas and acróbatas.
• There are also many children in Kotte, Bellanwila, Lunawa, Ratnapura, Hanguranketa, Devinuwara and Mahiyanganaya.

The Esala Perahera is an evento imperdible for a source that appreciates the traditional cultura, the herencia budista y las actsuaciones spectaculares.

2. Festival de Kataragama – Una Peregrinacion Sagrada

The Festival of Kataragama is a Hindu-Buddhist festival of two seasons of duration that celebrates the shrine of Kataragama in the safest place in Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Skanda (Murugan).

Pilgrimage and Rituals

Miles devotos Hindus and budistas, including many of the sur de la India, realized a large peregrinación a pie llamada Kataragama Pada Yatra, caminando cientos de kilometers para llegar al santuario.

Many devotos realize acts of automortificación, as perforaciones corporales with ganchos, caminar sobre fuego y acts of penitencia, en cumplimiento de votos.

This event is a poderosa muestra de fe and devoción espiritual.

3. Festival de Vel – Una Procession Hindu en Colombo

The Vel Festival is an important Hindu event in Colombo, which celebrates the arma of Lord Skanda, the Vel (trident).

Procession Route

The Sagrado Vel es llevado on a carro desde Kathiresan Kovil on Sea Street, Colombo 11, at another time in Bambalapitiya or Wellawatta.

Aspectos Destacados del Evento

• The festival lasts three days and nights, with traditional music, drummers and dancers.
• The atmosphere is animated and part of a carnival, attracting great multitudes.

Además de Colombo, the kovils Hindus en Jaffna also celebrated ceremonies of caminar sobre fuego, lo que aumenta el fervor espiritual de la temporada.

4th Festival de Aadi Pooram – Hindu Celebration in Colombo

The Festival of Aadi Pooram is celebrated at Mayurapathy Sri Bathrakali Amman Kovil at Wellawatta, Colombo 06.

This festival is dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, an aspect of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

The event includes a large procession of cars along the streets of Colombo, at least a few miles away.

5. Fiesta de Santa Ana – Una Celebration Católica

Para los Catholicos Romanos, the 26th of July marked the Fiesta de Santa Ana, the Mother of the Virgin Mary.

The most famous celebration took place in the church of Talawila and the península de Kalpitiya, together with our supuestas curaciones milagrosas.

Miles devotos católicos se reúnen para oraciones, bendiciones and festividades.

6. Seasonal Fruits in Julio and Agosto

Además de los festivales, this period also takes place during the temporary period of exotic fruits in Sri Lanka. Mangostanes deliciosos, rambutanes, durians, aguacates, mangos, chirimoyas y guayabas inundan los mercados, lo que lo convierte en a good momento to enjoy sabores tropicales frescos.

Conclusion

Julio and agosto en Sri Lanka son months of spiritual development, great processes and unidad cultural. Ya sea que desee presenciar la grandeza del Esala Perahera, experimentar la peregrinación a Kataragama or disfrutar de las festivas celebraciones Hindúes y Catholicas, this temporada ofrece algo para todos.

You are planning a trip to Sri Lanka, as if you were traveling along a linear route with these festivals to experiment with the traditions of Rica and the vibrant atmosphere of the country.