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Sri Lankan Treasures - November, 2017

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November 30th 2017
Sri Lankan Treasures – November 2017 My fascination with Sri Lanka began while growing up in England, when my mom would tell my brother and I stories of her time spent on this small, teardrop-shaped island nation (then called Ceylon), while serving as a WREN in the Royal Navy. It was also where she met and got engaged to our dad and now these many years later, I get to walk in her f ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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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