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Name of the Event
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Date of the event
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Description of the event
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| 1 |
Thai Pongal Day |
15.01.2024 |
Thai Pongal is celebrated on the first day of the month Thai of the Tamil calendar. The Tamil festival of Thai Pongal is a thanks giving ceremony in which the farmers celebrate the event to thank the spirits of nature spirit, the Sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest. The rest of the people celebrate the festival to pay their thanks to the farmers for the production of food. Overall, it is a festival to encourage social cohesiveness and unite people by bringing them together in a common function. |
| 2 |
Maaddu Pongal Day |
16.01.2024 |
Maaddu Pongal festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving to the bulls which worked hard to help the farmers plough the land and for the cows for providing milk. The word Mattu means cows and bull. Beads, bells and garlands adorn the cattle, their horns are painted as well, and jingling bells are tied. They are fed well with Pongal, sugarcane and other goodies cooked for the celebration and taken around the village devotedly. |
| 3 |
Boat Riding Festival |
15.01.2024 |
Traditional Event at Kachchai,kodikamam |
| 4 |
International Kite Festival |
15.01.2024 |
Traditional Event at Valvettithurai |
| 5 |
Thai Poosam Day |
25.01.2024 |
Thaipusam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil devotees of Lord Murugan, the son of Lord Shivan and Parvati Devi. The festival is observed on the Pournami Tithi (Full Moon Day) in the Tamil month of Thai. As part of the festival's rituals, many participants engage in various acts of devotion and control over their senses. |
| 6 |
Jaffna international Trade fair |
19,20,21.01.2024 |
Promotion of Business Organizations |
| 7 |
Bulluck cart Race- |
30.01.2024 |
Traditional Event for the period of January to July circle of the Northern province districts Jaffna Kilinochchi Mannar,Mullaitivu, Vavuniya |
| 8 |
Independence Day |
04.02.2024 |
National day |
| 9 |
Traditional fishing festival |
1-20.02.2024 |
Traditional Event |
| 10 |
Boat Riding Festival |
13.02.2024 |
Traditional Event at Maathagal |
| 11 |
Maha Shivarathri Day |
08.03.2024 |
Religious Hindu Temple Festival (Special mention to Thirukketheeswaram & Naguleswaram) |
| 12 |
Kachchatheevu Anthoniyar Thiruvizha |
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Temple Festival |
| 13 |
Panguni Uththaram |
25.03.2024 |
Religious Hindu Temple Festival special to Lord Shivan and Lord Murugan. |
| 14 |
Pongal Thiruvizha |
24.03.2024 |
Temple Festival at Puliyampokkanai Naagathampiran Temple |
| 15 |
Paalaitheevu Anthoniyar thiruvizha |
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Temple Festival |
| 16 |
Pongal Thiruvizha |
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Temple Festival at Poorikkadavai Amman Kovil |
| 17 |
New year Market |
10-17.04.2024 |
Introducing local products to the Market |
| 18 |
Panguniththingal pongal- |
18.03.2024 |
Temple Festival at Pantriththalachchi Amman kovil |
| 19 |
Sinhala & Tamil New Year |
13.04.2024 |
The new calendar of the Tamil Months starts from Chithirai (April), the first month of the Tamil Calendar Year. The people celebrate the New Year by visiting the Temples nearby for success and it will be a festival menu for the day. A platter full of Good Things like, Gold, Silver, Flowers, Fruits etc is kept in the Puja Room and people start their day after viewing with a belief that this will bring them all good things in the year. |
| 20 |
Easter Friday |
29.04.2024 |
Christian religious festival |
| 21 |
Siththirai Pooranai |
23.04.2024 |
Hindu religious festival |
| 22 |
Inthiravizha |
23.04.2024 |
Temple Festival at Valvattithurai Amman kovil with fire works & cultural events |
| 23 |
Ramazan Day |
09.04.2024 |
Muslim religious festival |
| 24 |
Vesak Festival |
23.05.2024 |
Buddhist religious festival |
| 25 |
Vaikasi Visagam- |
23.05.2024 |
Traditional Hindu Temple Festival at Pongal Vattappalai Kannaki Amman |
| 26 |
Pongal Thiruvizha- |
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Temple Festival at Puuthur Nagathampiran |
| 27 |
Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman kovil kodi |
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Temple Festival |
| 28 |
Hajj Festival |
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Traditional Muslim cultural Festival |
| 29 |
Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman kovil Theerththirivizha |
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Temple Festival |
| 30 |
Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman kovil Theerththam |
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Temple Festival |
| 31 |
Paatha Yaththirai |
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Temple Festival from kalvary to Madu |
| 32 |
Madhu Festival |
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Temple Festival At Madu church in Mannar |
| 33 |
Aadi Amavasai |
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Traditional Hindu Festival at Keerimalai Naguleswaram kovil |
| 34 |
Aadi Pooram |
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Traditional Hindu Temple Festival at thellipalay Thurkkayamman kovil |
| 35 |
Nallur kanthasuvami Kovil kodi |
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Temple Festival |
| 36 |
Nallur kanthasuvami Kovil Theertha Thiruvizha |
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Temple Festival |
| 37 |
Nallur kanthasuvami Kovil Theerththam |
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Temple Festival |
| 38 |
Selvachsannathi Theertha Thiruvizha |
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Temple Festival |
| 39 |
Navarathri First Day |
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The term Navarathri means nine nights and it is celebrated over nine days. This festival is associated with Golu, a festival with a display of dolls in most homes and temples. These displays are generally thematic to narrate a legend or story. During the Golu display families visit each other, share festive food or sing devotional songs. It is part of the annual Vijayadasami festival of Hindus and the figurines represent everyday scenes along with the divine presence of Saraswathi (representing Knowledge), Lakshmi (representing wealth) and Durgai (representing power). |
| 40 |
Vijayadasami |
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Traditional Hindu Religious Festival |
| 41 |
Provincial Industrial Exhibition |
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Promotion of Handicraft & Handlooms sectors |
| 42 |
Vallipura Aalzhvar Theerthirivizha |
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Temple Festival |
| 43 |
Vallipura Aalzhvar Theerththam |
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Temple Festival |
| 44 |
Kappal Thiruvizha |
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Temple Festival at Nagar kovil Nagathampiran |
| 45 |
Deepavali festival |
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Traditional Tamil cultural Festival in Northern Province |
| 46 |
Karthigai Deepam festival |
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During this festival, which is celebrated on the full moon day in the tamil month of Karthigai, most homes light clay lamps and place them all around. The lit lamps are considered auspicious, and are believed to ward off evil forces to bring in prosperity and joy to the household. |
| 47 |
Christmas |
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Christian Religious Festival |
