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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Puthandu
gptkb:Aluth_Avurudu
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gptkbp:astrologicalSignificance
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transition of the sun from Pisces to Aries
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gptkbp:celebratedIn
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Tamils
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gptkbp:customs
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visiting relatives
exchange of gifts
playing traditional games
lighting the hearth
anointing oil ceremony
preparing milk rice
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gptkbp:date
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April 13
April 14
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gptkbp:duration
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two days
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gptkbp:game
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tug of war
kana mutti
pancha keliya
pillow fighting
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gptkbp:holiday
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gptkb:public_holiday
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sri Lankan New Year
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
newspapers
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gptkbp:musicBy
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raban playing
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_diaspora
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Songkran
gptkb:Vishu
gptkb:Thai_Pongal
gptkb:Vaisakhi
gptkb:Pohela_Boishakh
gptkb:Thingyan
gptkb:Chaul_Chnam_Thmey
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:significance
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marks the beginning of the new year
marks the end of the harvest season
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gptkbp:symbol
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sun
coconut
milk rice
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gptkbp:traditionalFood
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gptkb:athirasa
aluwa
kiribath
kokis
mung kavum
kevum
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Americans
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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