In Sri Lanka, there are a variety of festivals and celebrations. Some of the main events are the New Year
festival, Independence Day, Vesak festival and many others.
The New Year festival is held
annually. All the nationalities in our country join to celebrate this festival. In this festival, peace is the main icon.
It is celebrated on April 13th or 14th. Everyone gets holidays on these days. All the work is done at a certain time. People get ready to celebrate the New Year festival from March itself. They start to clean their houses first of all. Then they make different types of sweets. People get a bonus salary from their careers because of the
New Year. They go shopping, buying new clothes and other things.
There are many games relevant to this festival. Children are so happy and they enjoy a lot. People go to their relations houses wearing their new clothes and taking presents.
I feel that we all should enjoy this festival happily and peacefully.
60th Anniversary of the Air Force
By Imalsha Hikkaduwage (7 years),
Musaeus College
We saw a jet. It was green in colour. Its speed is super fast. Then we saw a Kafir plane like the one that crashed recently.
Next we went to see a radar. From it we can see what’s happening in the sky. We have only one radar in Sri Lanka which can see even when a plane is flying very low. It belongs to the Sri Lanka Air Force. Then we saw a helicopter and a huge plane.
I was very sad when we had to go home. I enjoyed the Air Force exhibition very much.
My favourite sportsman
By S. Yaswanth (Grade 6),
Kingston College Int., Wellawatte
My favourite sportsman is
Kumar Sangakkara. He is the captain of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team. He is also the wicket keeper. He plays all kinds of matches like Test matches, ODI’s and T20 world cup. Sri Lanka has won many matches under his
captaincy.
My ambition is also to be a
cricketer. In the last World Cup, the Sri Lankan team lost. But this time they will win. Sangakkara has got many medals and cups. I love him very much.
All about me
By Sanali Gunawardana (Grade 3) Lyceum Int. School, Nugegoda
I live in Ratmalana. My name is Sanali. I live with my mother, father and brother. I go to Lyceum International School. I am in Grade Three.
I love to sing, dance, draw and study. I am seven years old. My favourite subject is Maths. I love to eat rice and curry and my favourite drink is orange juice and my favourite fruit is banana.
My talent is singing and dancing. My favourite sport is Tennis. My best friend is Maithri. I love Barbie dolls.
I also love animals. My
favourite animal is a dog.
I love to hear English songs and Sinhala songs. I am a Buddhist. I believe in Lord Buddha. My favourite colour is light green. My favourite flower is the sunflower. I am a good girl. My ambition is to be a doctor.
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