Saamaya, Sathuta Piri Suba Aluth Avuruddak Wewa!

How's Avurudu for everyone?

It's already that time of the year, when we Lankans *formally the Sinhalese and Tamil communities* celebrate our own new year that falls on 14th of April. Today *the 13th* is known as the 'Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year' and tomorrow we officially celebrate our traditional new year.

There are so many traditional games, cycling and marathon races, beauty pageants and festivals organized throughout the country, so it has become virtually a countrywide celebration, where every community can get together, have fun and of course enjoy a huge array of mouthwatering traditional delicacies.

I had a lengthy post about avurudu *as we call it in Sinhalese* in my old blog, which I mercilessly nuked sometime back. So.. if anyone's interested in knowing more, click here.

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Koha or cuckoo, our official singing birdie that announces the arrival of Avurudu, did visit us a week or so before Avurudu but.. on the very next day this koha was fired from his job and a new guy appeared to deliver the Avurudu message. O__o

Unfortunately the new guy didn't utter anything at all. *probably it follows the motto 'silence is golden* It did visit us for a couple of days in a row. It perched on top of a nearby telephone pole, a coconut tree beside the paddy field and a May tree that lied in between. It tilted its head up and down and sideways *turning only the head from 0 to 180 degrees* and kept scanning the area, for food perhaps? It even got attacked by a bunch of rowdy ravens while it was up on the coconut tree. But this guy didn't even budge. He simply titled its head whenever they attacked. *I've no idea if it was a he or she, but I assumed it was a he due to its cool personality*

Talk about a pride of a birdie, this guy was super brave and daring. But I wonder if it was injured for it didn't leave the area for a while. I've always seen them circling way above in the sky but never once saw them up close or on the ground. *I mean perched on a tree*

Too bad I couldn't get a clear capture of it but I did get hold of its silhouette nevertheless. Had to crop the images and enhance their brightness and contrast to get a clear view of it.

And now.. for this avurudu season, instead of our regular Koha.. I'm presenting you the new Avurudu announcer....

tadaaaaa!


it's a bird...

it's a plane...

it's a superman...

nah..

it's a hawk...

I think... lol









Color: light brown *or brownish beige* with dark spots falling around its neck like a necklace
Height : probably around 1.5 feet
Wing Span: probably around 4-4.5 feet
Personality: Proud, arrogant, daring and cool

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Coming back to Avurudu..

I'm sure everyone's really busy getting ready to celebrate avurudu these days. Me too decided to make some konda kevum today, attempting for the first time in my life! lol Hope I won't make a mess of it. -__-

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Wish all Lankans around the world
a Very Happy and Prosperous
New Year!!! ^__^