ガンガラーマヤ ナヴァム マハ ペラヘラ

ガンガラーマ寺院はコロンボ市内にあり、スリランカで最も有名な寺院の一つです。120年以上前、学習と礼拝の場としてベイラ湖の沼地の上に創建されました。ガンガラマヤ寺院は、世界中で最も優れた仏教工芸品と経典のコレクションの 1 つを有し、現在では国際的な評価機関とみなされています。

2 月のナヴァム満月ポヤの日は、仏教徒にとって特別な意味を持ちます。そして 1979 年以来、ガンガラーマ寺院はこの日を記念して「ペレヘラ」として知られるカラフルで活気に満ちた祭りを開催してきました。

このフェスティバルは、キャンディの伝統芸術における多くの才能を披露するために使用されます。さらに、ペラヘラは、人種や宗教に関係なく人々が祭りを見に群がるため、コミュニティ間の調和をもたらします。

ペレヘラは2日間開催されます。祭りの主要部分は、精巧に装飾されたパレードのメインの牙 () に乗って神聖な遺物の棺をパレードすることです。

マスク ダンサー、キャンディアン ダンサー、ドラマー、ソード ダンサー、竹馬歩行者、その他多くの職人がガンガラーマ ナワム ペラヘラ パレードを形成します。このイベントは、燃える松明に照らされて夜に開催されます。また、数百人の僧侶、仏教の旗手、象使いを連れた伝統的な装飾を施した象も同行します。ガンガラーマヤ ナワム マハ ペレヘラは、最も華やかな祭りの 1 つとして見逃せません。スリランカの。

About Colombo District

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins and a city population of 647,100.The Colombo Metropolitan Region, defined by the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara, has an estimated population of 5,648,000, and covers an area of 3,694.20 km²

Colombo is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural city. It is the most populous city in Sri Lanka, with 642,163 people living within the city limits. The population of Colombo is a mix of numerous ethnic groups, mainly Sinhalese, Moors and Tamils. There are also small communities of people with Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Malay and Indian origins living in the city, as well as numerous European expatriates.

The great majority of Sri Lankan corporations have their head offices in Colombo. Some of the industries include chemicals, textiles, glass, cement, leather goods, furniture, and jewellery. In the city center is located South Asia's second tallest building - The World Trade Centre.

About Western Province

The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center. Western Province is divided into 3 main districts called Colombo (642 km²), Gampaha (1,386.6 km²) and Kalutara (1,606 km²) districts. As Sri Lanka's economic hub, all the major local and international corporations have their presence in the city and so do all the major designer and high street retailers, so be ready to indulge in some retail therapy in western province.

Having the highest population in the all the provinces, the almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in western province. Universities in the province include the University of Colombo, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Kelaniya, Open University, Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and University of Moratuwa .Western province has the largest amount of schools in the country, which includes National, Provincial, Private and International schools.