Duruthu Poya:
Commemorates Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka
The Duruthu Full Moon Poya is observed on a grand
scale by Buddhists in Sri Lanka and all over the world as the first
Poya in the calendar. This Poya is important to Buddhists,
especially Sri Lankan Buddhists, due to many events which had
occurred on this day in the history of Sri Lanka's Buddhism.
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Thorns on the Side
Four wheels, not two or three
If Man’s greatest invention was the wheel, his
next greatest invention was perhaps the motor car. Invented over 125
years ago by the founder of the Mercedes Benz marque, the motor
vehicle has literally travelled a long way since then.
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