k oYkh

2016
2016 wmf.a f,dalh mj;kh lsu
;sridr ixjOkh Wfoid 2030 kHdhm;%h
tlai;a cd;Skaf.a idudl rgj,a iska 2015 iema;en udifha iyY% ixjOk wNsu;d: u; r|d
mj;sk tfukau tu wNsu;d:hkag idlaId;a lr .ekSug fkdyels jQ ixjOk lghq;= mQK;ajhg
<dlr .ekSu wruqKq lr.;a" mYapd;a 2015 f.da,Sh ixjOk kHdhm;%hg tl;djh m,lsug
/ia jQ wjia:df" ixjOk lghq;=j,ska lsis` mqoa.,hl= w;afkdyeug m%;s{d fok ,' fuu
Wkak;sld kHdhm;%h iska wdl" idudh iy mdil ixjOkh hk ;sridr ixjOkfha
;%sudkhka wduka;%Kh lsug m%h;ak orK ;sridr wNsu;d: 17la iy b,lal 169la fhdackd lrkq
,ef' wduka;%Kh lrk ldrKd w;r o;djh iy id.skak wjika lsu" wOHdmkh iy fi!LHh
;;a;ajh by, kexu" k.r jvd;a ;sridr njg m;a lsu" foaY.=Ksl mhdij,g tfrysj igka
lsu" iEufokdf.au udkj whs;Ska h:d:hla njg m;alsu" ia;%S mqreI iudkd;au;djh idlaId;a
lsu iy ishu .eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska in, .ekau wka;.; f'
ia;%Ska iuia; f,dal ck.ykfhka wvlg;a jvd jk fyhska fuu f.da,Sh kHdhm;%h h:d:hla njg
m;a lr .ekSf ia;%S mqreI iudcNdjh u; mok jQ fjkiafldg ie,lSu uq,skqmqgd oeu iy ia;%Ska
in, .ekau iy iudkd;au;djh ;yjqre lsu ;SrKd;aul mQj-fldkafoaishla nj wm ;rfha
Yajdi lrkafkuq' tuksid" ;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: l%shd;aul lsug ishu mdYjlrejka
iy iyfhda.fhka fukau yjq,aldr;ajfhka hq;=j lghq;= lsug wm iu. tlajk f,ig wdrdOkd
lrkafkuq' fuu k oYkh" Y%S ,xldf .eyeKq <uqkag iy ia;%Skag iDcqju n,mdk f.da,Sh
wNsu;d: iy b,lal imj mlaId lrk w;r" 2030 jkg wm fuu wNsu;d: idlaId;a lr.;
hq;= k wm iska o wo isgu wduka;%Kh l< hq;= we;e ;SrKd;aul m%Yak biau;= lrhs'
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iyfhda.h o iys;j fuu k oYkh ksudKh lrk ,' k oYkfha wka;.;h iy ;sridr
ixjOk wNsu;d:hka fukau ia;%Ska inkaOfhka jer f;dr;=re i|yd my; i|yka m%fYhka
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2016

Photo : Charthurika Amarasinghe

JANUARY 2016

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25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Tamil Thai Pongal Day

Duruthu Full Moon

Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

ish wdldrfha o;djh

wjika lsu
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldj inkaOfhka uE;ld,Sk o;d oYl fmkajk
wdldrhg cd;sl o;d .Dy tall wkqmd;fhys ^National
Poverty Head Count Ratio& ksh; wvqula fmkajkq ,ef
Y%S ,xldj uOHu wdodh,dNS rgl ugu Wod lr.;a w;r u
by< udkj ixjOkhla iys; rgla jYfhka o j. lsug
,lah flfia jqjo o;d mSvkfha idudkQmd;sl fkdjk
fldgila oeug ia;%shg n, flfrk iudc iy wdluh
jYfhka jdis iy.; fkdjk ;;a;ajhka o mj;S' fuu wjdis
iy.; ;;a;ajhka w;r hqoaOh ksid jekaoUqNdjhg m;a jQ
ia;%Ska iy ia;%S .DyuQ,sl .Dyia:hka" j;= iy je,s wxYfha
ia;%Ska" O wdndO iys; ia;%Ska" jeys ia;%Ska" kqmqyqKq
lh fjfyid jevlrk ia;%Ska" foaY.=Ksl ld, iSudjkag
muKla iSud jQ /lshdjkays ksr; jk ia;%Ska" ixl%uKsl
fialdjka iy ;sridr wdl W;amdok ud.hka
fkdue;s o;d fLdjg b;du;a wdikakfha j;a jk
ia;%Ska uqyqK fok iudc iy wdl mSvdjka mj;S'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

1'4 - 2030 jkg" fYaIfhka u

o;djfhka fmf,k iy wjodk iy.; ;;a;ajhka ;=<
fjfik ia;%S iy mqreI lKavdh o we;=<;aj
ishu ia;%Skag iy mqreIhskag" bv ms<sn|j iy
fjk;a wdldrfha foam,j," Wreufha"
iajdNdl im;aj," iqiq kj ;dlaIKfha iy
laIq uQ,Hh o wka;.; jQ uQ,Huh fiajdjkaj,
ysldr;ajh yd tajd md,kh lsu" uQ,sl fiajdjka
,nd .ekSug we;s yelshdj ^m%fYh& fukau
wdluh im;aj,g iu whs;sjdisl ysu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

fldkalrk ,o iy wjodk iy.; ; .; lrk

ia;%Skaf.a wjYH;djhkag wduka;%Kh lrk ia;%S mqreI
iudcNdjhg m%;spdr olajk o;djh ;=rka lrk
m%;sm;a;shla ksudKh lsu'
rcfha iy fm!oa.,sl wxYfha mdYjlrejka iska
o;djh ;=rka lsu i|yd mQK uey;a lsu'
ishu wdluh wxYj, o;djh inkaOfhka
ia;%S mqreI nj wkqj fjkalr fmkajk o;a; iy
ixLHdf,aLk'

Photo : Sharni Jayawardena

FEBRUARY 2016
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Tue

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Sun

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
National Day

Navam Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

ia;%S mqreI iudkd;au;djh

idlaId;a lr .ekSu iy
ishu .eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska
in, .ekau
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldj .eyeKq <uqkaf.a iy ia;%Skaf.a idlaIr;d
w.hka iy wOHdmk idud:hka inkaOfhka
Wo wkkq ,ef' flfia jqjo wdluh iy
/lshd lafIa;%hkays by; ;;a;ajh ta wdldrhg u
mj;kh we;s njla fkdfmfka' mqreIhska
iu ixikaokh lr n,kg /lshdfjka
fmf,k ia;%Skaf.a ixLHdj mqreIhska fuka
fo.=Khla f' ia;%Ska je jYfhka ia;%S mqreI
iudcNdjh u; mok jQ jegqma Iu;djhka
/ila mj;sk wu;a wxYfha /lshdjkaj, ksr;
f' O pd;%uh kS;Ska" ia;%Ska fjkiafldg
ie,lSug Ndckh lrkq ,nk w;r bv iy
foam< ysldr;ajh oeu" tajd md,kh" Nd;h
iy ta inkaOfhka iqiaila lsug ia;%Skag we;s
whs;sh Nd;fha fhou j<lajkq ,ef'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

5'1 -

iEu ;ekl u .eyeKq <uqkag iy

ia;%Skag tfrysj mj;sk ishu wdldrfha
fjkiafldg ie,lS wjika lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

fjkiafldg i,lkq ,nk kS;s wj,x.= lsu

iy fjkiafldg i,lk pd;% wfydais
lsu'
ia;%Skag iudc" wdl iy foaYmd,kuh
whs;Ska mQK jYfhka N=la;s`h yelsjk
moafoka m%udKj;a wkaoka kS;suh iy
m%;sm;a;suh uey;a lsu'

Photo : Sanchia Brown

MARCH 2016

Mon

Tue

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Sat Sun

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Maha Sivarathri Day

Medin Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

Good Friday

ia;%S mqreI iudcNd iudkd;au;djh

idlaId;a lr .ekSu iy ishu
.eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska in, .ekau
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldf md,sfka;=j ;=< lsisfkl 6]lg jvd
je ia;%S ksfhdackhla ;s fkdue;' tfy;a" wdikak
jYfhka iuia; ck.ykfhka 52]la muK ia;%Ska jk
w;r wmf.a Pkao mokf nyq;rh jkafka o Tjqka
h' wju foaYmd,k ksfhdackh ksidfjka" ia;%Ska
Wkka jk iy rel;ajh olajk wxY fndfydag
fkdi,ld ykq ,ef' ia;%Ska fkdfhla wjia:djkays"
whs;sjdisl ys iy ldrl;ajhla iys; mqrjeishka
f,iska olskjdg jvd f.drla f,iska olskq ,nk
fyhska md,k lafIa;%h ;=< fndfyduhla wjia:djkays
ia;%Skag fjkiafldg i,lkq ,ef' m%cd;ka;%SlrKh"
mYapd;a hqo iufha ixyshdj" fi!LHh yd wOHdmkh"
wdl ixjOkh" wdrlaIdj iy Ydl tald.%;djh
jeks ;SrKd;aul wxY inkaOfhka ia;%S mqreI
iudcNdjh ms<sn| oDIahla fkdue;s m%;sm;a;s
imdokh u flfrys ;Ska ;SrK .kakd ;k;=rej,
ia;%Skaf.a ksfhdackh wjuu m%Odk fya;=jla f'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

5'5 -

foaYmd,k" wdl iy fmd ;fha

ishu ugj, ;SrK .ekSu i|yd
iudk wjia:djka fukau ia;%Skaf.a mQK iy
M,odhS iyNd.s;ajh iy;sl lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

wju jYfhka 30]l j;a ia;%Skaf.a foaYmd,k

ksfhdackh jOkh lsug l%shdud. .ekSu i|yd
bvi,ik jHjia:duh m%;smdokhla'
wju jYfhka m%dfoaYSh iNd" m<d;a iNd iy
md,sfka;= ugf ia;%Ska i|yd wksjdh
wdik m%udKhla fjka lsu'
foaYmd,k mlaIj,ska m;a lrkq ,nk cd;sl
,ehsia;=j, iEu fojk ;k;=r u ia;%shlg ,ndu
iy;sl lsu'

Photo : Sachini Perera

APRIL 2016

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25 26 27 28 29 30
Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil
New Year Day

Sinhala & Tamil

New Year Day

Bak Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

ishu ckfldgia we;=,;a jk m"

;sridr wdl jOkh" mmQK
iy M,odhS fiajd kshqla;sh iy
fhda.H /lshd m%jOkh lsu
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldf wdlhg foaY fiajd kshqla;sh" we yd
je,s wxY yryd ia;%shf.ka ,efnk odhl;ajh b;du;a
by< nj i,lkq ,ef' tkuq;a Y%u n,ldh ;=< ia;%shf.a
odhl;ajh my< ugul mj;S' 2014 jif Y%un,
ilaIKh fmkajk wdldrhg 34'7]la ia;%Ska o ^wjqre
15 fyda Bg je& 74'6]la mqreIhska o wluh jYfhka
il%Sh ck iuQyhg wh;a f' ia;%S fiajd hqla;s wkqmd;h
6'1]la jQ w;r th mqreIhska i|yd 3'0]la h' wluh
jYfhka wl%Sh fldgia w;r nyq;rh jkafka ia;%Ska h
^74'8] la&' th" ,shk 5'8l mqoa.,hska ixLHdjla f' ia;%Ska
Y%u n,ldhg we;=<;a fkd isug m%Odk fya;=j jkafka
Tjqkaf.ka nyq;rhla ^62'8]la& .Dyia: mmd,k lghq;=j,
ksr;u;a" ;j;a 4'3]la muK wdndO ;;a;ajhkaf.ka iy
Ydl n,;djhkaf.ka fm<Su;ah'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

3'7 -

2030 jkg ;reK ck;dj fukau

wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska o we;=<;a jk m" iudk
jkdlula iys; jev i|yd iudk jegqma o iys;j"
ishu ia;%Ska iy mqreIhska fj; mQK iy M,odhS fiajd
kshqla;sh yd fhda.H /lshd idlaId;a lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

wO-ld,Sk /lshdjka i|yd je hqqKq lrk ,o fiajd

wjia:djka" ud;D ksjdvq yd h:d:jd mS;D ksjdvq
fukau <ud i;aldrl fiajd m%jOkh iy O wdndO
iys; mqoa.,hskag tajgd we;s iudc wmlS;sh uq,skqmqgd
oeu i|yd wdndl;aj m%fY (disability access)
iemhSu'
iudk jkdlula iys; jev i|yd iudk jegqma
m%jOkh lsu msKsi cd;sl ugf fukau foaY
wdfhdack m%;sm;a;Ska jvd;a Yla;su;a lsu'
ishu mqoa.,hskag /lshd f;dr;=re iy /lshd ia:dmkh
lrk fiajdjkag we;s m%fYhka m%jOkh lsu'
f.d ia;%Ska i|yd iudk jegqma iy ms<s.ekSu'

Photo : Kanchana Sumali

Mon

MAY 2015
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Fri

Sat Sun

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
May Day

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

Day Following
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

ishu jhiaj,g wh;a ieufokdf.a u

iqj;djh m%jOkh lsu iy ksfrda.S
fmfj;la iy;sl lsu
j;udk ;;a;ajh
cd;sl ugf ia;%sh ms<sn| fi!LHuh ixLHdf,aLk
fkdfhla wjia:dj, m%dfoaYSh Iu;djhka ijkq
,ef' fuu Iu;djhka fYaIfhka u" j;= yd je,s
lafIa;%fha fukau wdluh jYfhka wj-ldhh
idOkhla fmkajk ia;%slalj,;a W;=re iy kef.kysr
msys .egqf n,mEu,;a m%foaYj,;a olakg we;'
wjOdkug ,la jQ ia;%S Wm-.yKhkaf.a ^.%dh miqula
iys; .eyeKq <uqka" jekaoUqjka" ,sx.sl fiajfha
fhfokakka" kskaod wjudkhg ,la lrk iudc
yd ixialD;sl idrOu ksidfjka wjodkug ,la jQ
wjdyl ia;%Ska iy ia;%S .DyuQ,sl .Dyia:hka& yd
,sx.sl iq;rhkaf.a ^ia;%S iu,sx.sl" mqreI iu,sx.sl"
oa,sx.sl yd ixl%dka;s ,sx.sl& whs;Ska u; Tjqkg imhk
fi!LH fiajdjka inkaOfhka ;jrg;a fndfyda foa
bgq lsug we;'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

3'7 -

2030 jkg m%ckk fi!LHh"

cd;sl Wmdhud.hkag iy jevigykaj,g
wka;.%yKh lsu fukau f;dr;=re iy wOHdmkh"
mjq,a ixOdkh o we;=<;a j ieugu ,sx.sl yd
m%ckk fi!LH i;aldrl fiajdjka fj;
YajjHdmS m%fYh iy;sl lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

ck.yKfha iEu wxYhla fj; u <djk

wdldrfhka ,sx.sl iy m%ckk fi!LH fiajdjka
iy;sl lsu i|yd YajjHdmS m%fY;djh'
whs;sjdisl mok lr.;a m%fYhla Tiafia
h,a mek.sh kS;S iy m%;sm;a;s ixfYdaOkh fyda
wj,x.= lsu'
j;udk fi!LH m%;sm;a;s iy cd;sl Wmdh u.sl
ie,iq l%shd;aul lsu iy wlaIKh lsu i|yd
ia;%S mqreI iudcNd laulska hq;=j m%udKj;a ;r
udkj yd uQ,Huh im;a imdokh lsu'

Photo : Sanchia Brown

Mon

JUNE 2016
Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30
Poson Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

ia;%S mqreI iudcNd iudkd;au;djh

idlaId;a lr .ekSu iy
ishu .eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska
in, .ekau
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldj iudc udOH cd,hkays il%Shj kshe,S isk
w;r mqrjeis mqj;am;a l,d fj wv iS>%fhka m%p,s;
fjka mj;S' foaYSh NdIdjka w;r l,am udOH i|yd
wjldYhla o f.dvke`.S we;' fuu kj wjldYhka
WoafoaYkh" f;dr;=re yqjudrej iy jHjidhl;aj
ixjOkh i|yd m%Odk Odrdf udOHj, fiajdj ,nd
.ekSu i|yd wjia:djkays iSudjka we;s ia;S%kag iy ia;%S
lKavdhj,g fldjla ilia lr we;' tfy;a"
ikaksfok ;dlaIKfha m%;s,dN iudk f,i rg mqrd
ys f.dia ke;' .Dyhka wdY%s;j m>Kl ysld;ajfha
meye,s fjkial ykd.; yels w;r 11'4]la muK
jk .Dyhkag muKla wka;cd, myiql ys ;sf'
fuhska o Yd, m%udKhla fld<U ia;%slalfha o wvqu
m%udKh uq,;s ia;%slalfha o f' flfia jqjo" cx.u
wka;cd, myiql iys; rl:khla we;s mqoa.,hskag
wka;cd,hg m%fYug;a ta yd nek wjia:djka
fukau wjodk iys; wjldYhl ysldr;ajh o we;s
lrka cx.u rl:k .ykfha iS>% jOkhla o oelsh
yelsh' (CENWOR, 2015).

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

5'b -

ia;%S in,lrKh m%jOkh lsf

wruqKska" fYaIfhka u f;dr;=re iy ikaksfok
;dlaIKh o we;=<;a j n,odhS ;dlaIK
(enabling technology) Nd;h jOkh lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

ia;%Ska wdluh jYfhka in,lrKh lsug;a

wOHdmk wjia:d jOkh lsug;a f;dr;=re iy
ikaksfok ;dlaIKh fj; jvd je m%fYhla
iemhSu'
,sx.sl;aj wOHdmkh" ihsn wjldYh ;=<
,sx.sluh jYfhka fjkialug ,la lsu yd
ia;%S mqreI iudcNd taldlD;sl o we;=<;a j
iudc m%Yak ksrdlrKh i|yd f;dr;=re iy
ikaksfok ;dlaIKh inkaO fuj,
ksudKh lsu'

Photo : Priyanthi Fernando

Mon

JULY 2016
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Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat Sun

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

iEufofkla i|yd u ;sridr

ikSmdrlaIl yd c, l<ukdlrKh
iy Wmfhda.H;djh iy;sl lsu
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldf" ms<sfj,ska 84]la iy 86]la jYfhka je hqKq
lrk ,o c, iemhqug iy ikSmdrlaIl myiqlj,g
by< ugf cd;sl wdjrKhla mej;=k;a" N+f.da,Shuh
jYfhka .;a l, O m%foaYj, ie,lsh hq;= Iu;djhka
mj;sk w;r uyck ikSmdrlaIdj i|yd wju myiql
iys; fYaIfhka u .eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska wLKavj
ysxikhg Ndckh jk m%Odk ia:dk ^mdi,a" kd.l
uOHia:dk" m%jdyk cd,hka iy jkaokd uOHia:dk&
fjkqjg ta ta mdfNda.slhdg iqiq jk moafoka i
fif wjYH;djhla o mj;S' g wu;rj" mfNdack
phdjka iy mqre ^inka fhdod w;a fiau" udkj
nysi%d jH neyer lsf mdil wdrlaIdj" wd:j
ikSmdrlaIdj& ms<sn| oYlhkaf.a iSudjla o mj;S' fuu
iSudjkaf.a m%;sM,hla jYfhka uey;aj, ;SrKd;aul
ysveia we;s lrkq ,ef' fYaIfhka u" ukaofmdaIKh
iy c,h ud.fhka we;sjk f,vfrda. inkaOfhka
wOHdmk iy fi!LH wxY u.ska fmkakq lrk j,
m%;sM," jvd;a .=Kd;aul ;;a;ajfha c, yd ikSmdrlaIl
myiqlj, yslu fukau ta yd inkaO oekqu ,nd
.ekSug we;s ud.j, yslu yd imj inkaO f'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

6'2 -

2030 jkg" .eyeKq <uqka" ia;%Ska fukau

wjodk iy.; jd;djrKhka hgf;a jdih lrk
ckfldgiaj, wjYH;djhka flfrys fYaI wjOdkh
fhduqlrka" m%udKj;a iy iuidOdrK ikSmdrlaIl
iy m;%;d msiqula iy u<myls i|yd t<suykaa
Nd;dj (open defecation) wjika lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

ikSmdrlaIl fiajdjkaj, yd c,fha .=Kd;aulNdjh

iy ta i|yd m%fYh jehqKq lsu msKsi
jevigyka iy m%;sm;a;s n,d;aul lsu fukau
jvd;a Yla;su;a lsu'
fYaIfhka myiqlj, >ld,Sk kv;a;=j i|yd
msjeh fjka lsu iy ia;%S mqreI iudcNdjhg
ixf whjehlrKh'

Photo : Sepali Kottegoda

AUGUST 2016

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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30 31
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

ia;%S mqreI iudkd;au;djh idlaId;a

lr .ekSu iy ishu .eyeKq <uqka
yd ia;%Ska in, .ekau
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,dxlsl .Dyia:hkays mj;akd ia;%S mqreI iudcNd
N+ldjka iska ia;%Skag .Dyh ;=< f.ula fkdue;s
iq/l= ldhhkays je jev fldgila bgq lsug isj
we;' fuu ldhNdrhka w;r orejka /ln,d .ekSu yd
Tjqkag wOHdmkh ,ndu" mjqf,a jeys idudlhska
/ln,d .ekSu" wikSmjQjkag i;aldr lsu" wdydr msiSu"
c,h iy or imdokh wka;.; f' fuys m%;sM,hla
jYfhka ia;%Skag M,odhS wdl W;amdok l%shdjkays
ksr;ug wju ld, iSudjla b;s lr we;' 2014 jIfha
Y%un, ilaIKhg wkqj iuia; /lshd kshqla;sh i|yd
mjqf,a wdlhg odhljkakkaf.a mx.=j 8'9] la jQ w;r
thska 20'6]la ia;%Ska h' fuu w.h tu j.SlrKh u
hgf;a jk mqreIhl=f.a odhl;ajhg ^2'9]la& jvd by<
w.hla .kS'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

5'4 -

cd;sl jYfhka iqiq wdldrhg

mjq, yd .Dyh ;=< j.lS fnodyod .ekSu
m%jOkh iy f.ula lrkq fkd,nk iq/l= iy
.DydY%s; ldhhka" rdcH fiajd" h;, myiql iy
iudc wdrlaIK m%;sm;a;suh m%;smdok Tiafia
ykd .ekSu" jkdl u yd w.h lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

o< cd;sl ksIamd;fha iy wdlh inkaO

cd;sl o;a;j, .eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska iska f.ula
fkd,nd lrkq ,nk iq/l= ldhNdrfha wdluh
fukau iudc jkdlu" iudc iNdjkdjg
Ndckh lsu'
ish fokdu ud;D;ajh$mS;D;ajh yd ine YAh
m%;s,dN N=la;su fukau j.lS fnodyod .ekSu
;=<ska mq,a <ud /ljrK myiql yd f.ula
fkd,nd lrkq ,nk iq/l= ldhNdrh
m%;sjHdma; lsu'
cd;sl m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka Tiafia .Dyia:
ugf .Dyia: j.lS yd ia;%S mqreI iudcNd
N+ld inkaOfhka h<s l;sld (renegotiation) lsu'
me;sreKq wdlh ;=< yd mjq, ;=< ia;%Skaf.a wdl
odhl;ajhka ;Sj% lrk iudc iy udOH jHdmdrhla'

Photo : Sharni Jayawardena

SEPTEMBER 2016
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26 27 28 29 30

Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

Binara Full Moon Poya Day

iEu fokdgu ; ld,h mqrdjgu

bf.kq wjia:djka m%jOkh lsu iy
ishfokdu wka;.; jk iuidOdrK
.=Kd;aul wOHdmkhla iy;sl lsu
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldf ck.yKfhka 20]la muK kjfhdjqka fha
ck;dj isk fyhska u oHdudk jk wdldrfhka jeo.;a
wjYH;djhka f,i ie,lsh yels" wod, jhig iqiq mq,a ,sx.sl
iy jk l=i,;d wOHdmkhl ys;djh ykd .; yelsh'
ck yd ixLHdf,aLk fomd;fka;=jg wkqj" fndfyduhla
ixjOkh fjka mj;sk rgj, kjfhdjqka fha idM,H;djh
my; je ;snqK;a" Y%S ,xldf kjfhdjqka fha miqjkakkaf.a
idM,H;d ixl%dka;sh m%;sreoaO foig .uka lrk wdldrhla
fmfka' kjfhdjqka fha .NKSNdjh uj;a orejd;a
fofokdgu wk:ld m%;sM, we;s lrk w;r kjfhdjqka
fha miqjk ujre .NKSNdjfha iy ore Wm; w;r;=r
oe ixl+,;djhkag ,laug ;sfnk bvlv jeh' Tjqka
orefjla /ln,d .ekSf nr oeug m%udKj;a ;r udkisl
jYfhka mK;Ndjhg m;a fkd ish yels w;r u wOHdmkh
wld,fha wjika lsf m%;sM,hla jYfhka fhda.H fukau
M,odhS /lshdjl ksr;f wjia:d u.yehdug o mqjk'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

4'7 -

2030 jkg" ;sridr ixjOkhg ixialD;sh

olajk odhl;ajh iy ixialD;sl O;ajh w.h lsu"
idu yd wysxidjd ixialD;sh yd f.da,Sh mqrjeisNdjh
m%jOkh lsu" ia;%S mqreI iudcNdh iudkd;au;djh" udkj
whs;Ska" ;sridr ixjOkh i|yd wOHdmkh iy ;sridr
jk rgdj hk wfkl=;a wxY o we;=<;aj" ;sridr ixjOkh
m%jOkh lsug wjYH lrkq ,nk oekqu yd
l=i,;d w;am;a lr .ekSu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

wod, jhig fhda.H jk moafoka mq,a ,sx.sl wOHdmkhla

wka;.; jk wdldrfhka uQ,sl m%ckk fi!LH wOHdmkh
iemhSug j;udkfha mj;sk udf.damfoaYk
hdj;ald,Sk lsu'
cd;sl ugfuka" idudkH ck;dj" .=rejreka"
y,am;sjreka" fi!LH fiajd imhkakka" iy kjfhdjqka
fha m%cdj o b,lal lrf.k ,sx.sl yd m%ckk fi!LHh
iy whs;Ska inkaOfhka yelshd jOkh i|yd jevigyka
l%udkql+,j ilia lsu'
rcfha iy fm!oa.,sl wxYfha mdi,aj, jk l=i,;d
wOHdmkh wlaIKh lsug iy rcfha ho yd m%.;sh
miqmr lsug wlaIK hdka;%K je hqKq lsu'

Photo : Sharni Jayawardena

OCTOBER 2016
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Vap Full Moon Poya Day

Deepavali Festival Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

iEu ckfldgila u we;=,;a jk

m" ;sridr wdl jOkh"
mmQK iy M,odhS fiajd kshqla;sh
iy fhda.H /lshd m%jOkh lsu
j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xld foaY fiajd kshqla;s ldhdxYhg wkqj" 2012 jif
fiajd kshqla;sh i|yd ia;%S ixl%uKfha odhl;ajh 49'7]la h'
138"547la jk iuia; ia;%S ixl%uKslhska w;ka ia;%Ska 118"235la u
ixl%uKh ;sfnkafka .Dy fialdjka jYfhka fiajfha
kshqla; ughs' b;d,sh yer" rdcH ugj, ixl%uKsl
fiajlhskf.a whs;Ska iqrlaIs; lrk oamdYal .siq fjk;a
rgj,a iu. fkdue;' ixl%uKsl fiajlhskaf.a whs;Ska iqrlaIs;
lsug ne ;sfnk tlai;a cd;Skaf.a$wka;cd;sl llre
ixOdkfha m%{ma;Skaj,g .ukdka; rgj,a fndfyduhla
w;aika ;nd ke;' tu .ukdka; rgj, msysgqjd ;sfnk
Y%S ,dxlsl ;dkdm;s fiajdjkag m%udKj;aj fiajd iemhSug
yelshdj fkdue;s w;r f ksid iydh wfmalaId lrkakjqkayg
,ndfok iyfhda.h o m%udKj;a fkdf' jhi wjqre 5g
jvd wvq jhfia orejka isk ia;%Ska foaY rgj,g ixl%uKh
u ;yk lrka oekg mj;sk iSudjka jegqma iys;
/lshdjl kshq;=u msKsi Tn fudn hdug ia;%Skag we;s whs;shg
n,mEula lrkjd muKla fkdj mqreIhska mshjre jYfhka
;u orejka flfrys b;d wvq j.lSula fyda j.ula we;s fyda
tfia fkdue;s whjka njg m%;HlaI flfrk fjkiafldg
ie,lSf mqreoao ;jrg;a Yla;su;a lrkq ,ef'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

8.8 -

wia:djr /lshdjkays ksr;jQjka" ixl%uKsl fiajlhska

iy fYaIfhka u ia;%S ixl%uKsl fiajlhska o we;=j"
ish fiajlhskag wdrlaIs; fukau wdrlaIKh iys; jev
mirhla m%jOkh lsu iy llre whs;Ska wdrlaId lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

/lshd .siq" ia;%Skag /lshd kshqla;sh i|yd ixl%uKh ug

iydh olajk fr.=,dis" fiajl f;dr;=re iy wdrlaIKh hk
wxYj, m%;sm;a;suh m%;sixialrK'
ixl%uKsl fiajh wjika lr meKs ia;%Ska i;=j mj;sk"
mjq, iy iudch fjkqfjka jQ jeo.;a ldhNdrh
ykd.ekSu' tfukau tu ldhNdrhg f.!rj lsu
i|yd Tjqkaf.a mjq,a Yla;su;a lrk m%;sM,odhl jQ kej;
wka;.%yK (re-integration) fiajdjka ixjOkh lsu'
mqreIhska$mshjreka m%pKav;ajfha fh isk mqreIhska$
mshjreka jYfhka fkdj mjqf,a j.lSu .kakd whjka
jYfhka ykajd fok Okd;aul udOH wjia:djka i|yd
wkqn, u'

Photo : Sepali Kottegoda

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28 29 30

ia;%S mqreI iudcNdh

iudkd;au;djh idlaId;a lr .ekSu
iy ishu .eyeKq <uqka yd ia;%Ska
in, .ekau
j;udk ;;a;ajh
ia;%shg tfrys m%pKav;ajh b;d Yd, jYfhka
Y%S ,xldj ;=< jHdma; we;s w;r th iS>%fhka je
fjk njla o fmfka' fuh je<elau i|yd iy hqla;sh
bgqlr u i|yd f.k we;s l%shdud. m%udKj;a ke;'
,sx.sl n,y;aldrlf isg ,sx.sl ysxikh" .Dyia:
m%pKav;ajh" jHdNspdrh" <ud wmfhdackh" ia;%shg tfrys
wiNH;ajh" lD;sldu l%shdjka" n,y;aldrfhka ,sx.sl
jD;a;sfha fhou" udOH m%pKav;ajh we;=j ia;%shg
tfrys m%pKav;ajh fm!oa.,sl iy fmd wjldYh ;=<
me;sr mj;S'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

5.2 -

fjk;a wdldrfha iQrdlEu" l=gkh o

we;=<;aj fm!oa.,sl yd fmd wjldYhka ;=<
.eyeKq <uhskag iy ia;%Skag tfrysj mj;sk
ishu wdldrfha m%pKav;ajh ;=rka lsu'

Il Full Moon Poya Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

ia;%shg tfrys m%pKav;ajh msgq oelSu i|yd

oe kS;s ;s l%shd;aul lsug lghq;= lsu'
ia;%Ska mqreIhskag jvd my;afldg i,lkq ,nk
lau u; mok jQ wdl,am iy iu;hka relsug
>ld,Sk jevigyka ykaajd u'
fjkialug yd m%pKav;ajhg Ndckh jQ"
kS;suh iyk ,nd .ekSug W;aiql jk ia;%Ska Wfoid
uQ,Huh iy udkj im;a iyfhda.s;d
m%;smdok ie,iSu'
m%pKav;ajfha f.dre njg m;ajQjkag kS;suh iyk
ie,iSug;a m%pKav;ajh je<elau i|yd .kakd
l%shdud. wduka;%Kh lsug;a is,a iudch"
rdcH fkdjk wxYh iy rch o we;=,;a nyq-wdxYsl
m%fYhla iu; lr .ekSu yd th l%shd;aul lsu'
ia;%S mqreI iudcNdjh u; mok jQ m%pKav;ajhg
m%;spdr oelaug;a je<elaug;a we;s kS;s iy
fr.=,dis l%shd;aul lsf hdka;%Kh jvd;a
Yla;su;a lsu'

Photo : Evangeline de Silva

DECEMBER 2016
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19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31

Milad-Un-Nabi
(Holy Prophets Birthday)

Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

Christmas Day

Poya Day
Public & Bank Holiday
Merchantile Holiday

;sridr k.r iy m%cdjka yslsu

j;udk ;;a;ajh
Y%S ,xldf ksjdij,ska ie,lsh hq;= fldgila fld<U
iy wvq wdodh ckdjdi jYfhka fjk;a kd.l
m%foaYj,ska yuqf' iuyr ckdjdihkays 50]lg;a jvd
ia;%S .DyuQ,sl ksjdi mj;sk nj ;lafiare lr we;'
tfy;a" iudc idrOu yd l%shdms<sfj;a u.ska mqreIhd
mjqf,a .DyuQ,slhd jYfhka ykd .kq ,nk w;r f
ksid fndfyda wjia:dj, rch iska ,ndfokq ,nk
ksjdi mqreIhdf.a kug meju fya;=fjka tajdfhys
ysldr;ajh mqreIhd i;= f' h:d:h k" fuu
mjq,aj,ska nyq;rh" ia;%Skaf.a jegqmaj, iydfhka kv;a;=
lrkq ,euhs' flfia jqjo" fuu ia;%Syq" j, fyda wvq
ikSmdrlaIl myiql yd wfkla mjq,aj, fi!LHhg
ie,lsh hq;= n,mEula we;s lrk wmjH neyer lsu
hk .eg iy wNsfhda.j,g km;d uqyqK fo;s' fuu
m%Yakh o;djfhka fmf,k jr" je,s yd wjdis
iy.; ;;a;ajfhka j;ajk .%dh m%cdj w;r o mj;S'
ia;%sh m%Odk jYfhka u ksji Nd;d lrkakd jqj;a tu
ksji kv;a;= lsf nr orkakd jqj;a Tjqka mqreoaola
jYfhka ksjdi ie,iqu" blsu yd ysld;ajh hk
ksjdi l%shdj,sfhka weh bj;alr we;'

;sridr ixjOk wNsu;d: b,lal

11.1 -

2030 jkg" iEu fokdgu uQ,sl

fiajdjka iu. tlsfkldg oeh yels wdldrfha
wdrlaIs; yd m%udKj;a ksjdij,g
m%fYh fukau kd.l me,am;a ksjdihkays
je hqKqj iy;sl lsu'

Y%S ,xldjg wjYH jkafka

ishu wvq wdodh ksjdi ixjOkh yd

tajd je hqKq lrk jevigyka iy m%;sm;a;s
imdokhg ia;%Ska inkaO lr .ekSu'
rch iska ,ndfokq ,nk ksjdij, ysld;ajh
,eug ia;%Skag we;s whs;sh wdrlaId flfrk
kS;s iy Odk meku'
je,s iy j;= wxYfha ckdjdij, ta ta mqoa.,hdg
fyda ck fldgig leu;s wdldrhg ksjdi
iemhSf m%;smdok we;s lsu'