Throughout the, past centuries Sri. Lanka has been going through a dramatic make over. A vast majority of the Sri Lankan community were only influenced by their own traditional food and nothing more. But, due to economical growth and intense competition in developed countries, companies have taken themselves overseas to developing nations, in an attempt to achieve a positive global presence (competitive advantage). Consequently, this method has caused a major ripple effect in countries like Sri Lanka like never before. Currently in some of the major cities in Sri Lanka you should prepare yourself to be dazzled (some may say loss of identity) by the assimilation/influence of western culture into Sri Lankan community. You can now find the presence of American taste represented by McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken and so on. This newly brought change does not mean Sri. Lankans stopped practicing their culture and traditions, this just slightly shifted them from their original norm, whether in fact the average Sri Lankan’s still continue to eat traditioanal food such as: Rice and curry, Pittu (mixture of fresh rice meal, every lightly roasted and mixed with fresh grated coconut, then steamed in a bamboo mould). Kiribath(cooked in thick coconut cream for this un sweetened rice-pudding which is accompanied by a sharp chilli relish called "Lunumiris") Wattalapam (rich pudding of Malay origin made of coconut milk, jaggery, cashew nuts, eggs, and various spices including cinnamon cloves and nutmeg. These are only a few out of hundreds of various food types that Sri. Lankan consume.
The Government of SriLanka and the LTTE invited Mr.
Martin has visited SriLanka on two previous occasions, in March 2003 and May 2004, in his capacity as the human rights advisor to the peace process.
The European Union calls upon all parties in SriLanka to show commitment and responsibility towards the peace process during the coming period of elections and to refrain from actions that could endanger a peaceful resolution and political settlement of the conflict.
Ancient farming rituals of SriLanka (With the introduction of Buddhism to SriLanka in the third century B.C. a centralized government was introduced with the king as the supreme supporter of Buddhism, these rituals too underwent a complete change in its conception.)
In SriLanka there are four deities regarded as the guardians of the Buddha-sasana in the island: Vishnu, Saman, Kataragama, and Vibhishana.
Snake charmers of SriLanka (A snake charmer begins his performance by removing the lid of the snake basket and playing a few notes on his flute.
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