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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Sinhala_and_Tamil_New_Year
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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astrological transition
sun moving from Meena Rashiya (Pisces) to Mesha Rashiya (Aries)
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_culture
New Year celebrations
April observances
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gptkbp:celebratedIn
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Tamils
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gptkbp:date
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April 13 or 14
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gptkbp:duration
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two days
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gptkbp:features
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gptkb:food
gptkb:Avurudu_Kumari_(New_Year_Queen)_contest
family gatherings
rituals
visiting relatives
traditional games
exchange of gifts
first meal
lighting the hearth
oil anointing
playing raban (drum)
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Maha harvest
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Aluth Avurudu
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gptkbp:importantFor
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national holiday in Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:marking
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end of the harvest season
beginning of the new year
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_diaspora
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Vesak
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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prosperity
renewal
unity
family bonding
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gptkbp:traditionalFood
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gptkb:athirasa
gptkb:kiribath_(milk_rice)
banana
aluwa
kokis
mung kavum
kevum
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sinhala_New_Year
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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