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Meanwhile in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s 11-day long
Kandy festival,...

post from Gridskipper on 23 July 2008 11:45:00 AM. © Gridskipper

srilanka072308.jpgSri Lanka’s 11-day long Kandy festival, a centuries-old celebration of Sri Lankan Buddhism, “shines like Mardi Gras and rocks like Carnival, but without the decadence, liquor or women in skimpy outfits.” Running from August 7th to 17th of this year, the festival grows increasingly long and elaborate as it runs its course, featuring parades of “whirling dancers, elaborately costumed elephants, stilt walkers and fire throwers.” [AP]



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