Walking the World

Project #365 Day 82 Here Comes Santa Claus

LMAshtonFriday, 27 November 2009Friday, 10 February 202301 mins

How do I know Christmas is coming to Sri Lanka? Honestly? Because of the Christmas decorations available for sale at…

LMAshtonWednesday, 11 January 2006Wednesday, 8 February 2023110 mins

So it’s Id-Ul-Alha, or Hadji Festival Day. We had outside food – Fahim’s mom had arranged it last week or…

LMAshtonTuesday, 10 January 200606 mins

As part of the Festival tradition, we gave the new clothes we bought to everyone, and Fahim’s mom brought me…

LMAshtonSaturday, 1 January 2005Monday, 15 September 201401 mins

It was oddly quiet here last night. Usually, at any major events, you can hear firecrackers going off for hours….

LMAshtonWednesday, 5 May 2004Tuesday, 7 March 202301 mins

I mentioned in previous entries (May 2nd and May 4th) that Vesak Poya Day was a big deal. I even…

LMAshtonSaturday, 10 April 2004Tuesday, 7 March 202305 mins

There are religious processions everywhere. Major ones. Never mind that only something like 7.4% of the population is Christian –…