Avurudhu is a Singhalese/Sri Lankan native language name for New Year. We Sri Lankans celebrate an auspicious time where the stars change from one another and celebrate as a New Year. It is a traditional way of saying "HI" to all our relalations and clean our mind and enjoy with traditional food and drinks.

For you to see/understand I've searched for few good links

Pics of what we have to eat http://www.flickr.com/photos/aselasash/sets/72057594110161374/

Cultural activities http://english4free.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=310&Itemid=42

Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_new_year

Sad to say this is the worst Avurudhu season that I ever going to have due to some stupid idiots whom I associate. For the rest of the world I wish you all a Happy Singhalese/Tamil New Year