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Boiling milk and worrying about the Iran war: A New Year dawns in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, Buddhists and Hindus marked their New Year on Tuesday while a war thousands of miles away is making itself felt.

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Boiling milk and worrying about the Iran war: A New Year dawns in Sri Lanka
Source: NPR News
A New Year began on April 14 for Sri Lankan Buddhists and Hindus. One custom is to boil fresh milk in a new clay pot and allow it to overflow, seen as a way of invoking blessings.

In Sri Lanka, Buddhists and Hindus marked their New Year on Tuesday while a war thousands of miles away is making itself felt.

(Image credit: Sanka Vidanagama)

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