Day 72 to 86 (Apr 11 - 25) Sri Lanka - the Hill Country & the South Coast
April 25th 2006 blog by Dave & Bronia
Buddhism in Sri Lanka is followed by 75%!o(MISSING)f the population and March 12-14 is the Sinhalese Buddhist New Year. We were warned that the country's population swells during the week before and after the New Year as families from abroad come home and people take a week off to celebrate so hotels would be booked and the rates would soar. To avoid the crowds and the exp
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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more 
