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Christmas cake: the traditional Sri Lankan treat uniting an island and its diaspora – by Joe Paiva This resonates very poignantly with me and I am sure all my cousin brothers of the same vintage. I am a very proud PAIVA. My grandfather, Jerominus Nazeraine Paiva of the famous XP Paiva and Sons of 77 Main Street, Pettah, Colombo. During the Xmas festive season, did a booming business. This in the mid 1950s. Xmas Cake recepie Cake ingredients ( imported from Spain, Portugal, Italy, France) Xmas Cakes for sale ( Homemade) The Bambalapitiya, Colpity, Wellewatte, Dehiwella, Thimbirikasaya, Kirillapone, Nugegoda folks ( mainly Burghurs ) flocked to Main St. In Bambalapitiya, Renown Bakery ( within close proximity to the junction/ Police Station baked the many trays of raw cake mixture. CTB public transport to Pettah, Main St, premier festive shopping precinct during December. Toys, Xmas cards, decorations, music etc. I can ...