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Sri Lankan Folk Games-By Ama H. Vanniarachchy Source:Ceylontoday The Sinhala New Year season is a season of happiness, relaxation and fun. New clothes, food, and games are a part of the New Year celebrations. Families get together and engage in various traditional games and sports during their leisure time. Among these games there are a variety of them suitable for different age groups. Some are indoor games whilst some are outdoor games. However today, these traditional games are fading away. Many do not engage in them. Most of the younger generation only know these games by name. Hence, we will present to you some interesting and lesser known facts about our traditional games. According to historical texts the history of sports and games in Sri Lanka goes back to the historic period, which means to the Anuradhapura Period. Based on these details it seems that there were a few number ...