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Avurudu: A time of transformation-By Pramod de Silva Source:Sundayobserver The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is all about transition. Astrologically, the reason is the transit of the Sun from Pisces (Meena) to Aries (Mesha). Traditionally, it marks the season where farmers and others pay homage to the Sun for a bountiful harvest, which gives them new hopes. In other words, a period of transition in their lives, a sort of renewal and transformation. The roots of the traditional New Year go back thousands of years. In fact, Oriental cultures have based their calendars – and daily life – around the movements of the Sun and the Moon for millennia. The festival is based on the fact that the Sun gives us life. Our food is literally made by the Sun through the process of photosynthesis, which is really the basis of all life on Earth. Thus the New Year traditions ...