Month: June 2017

Sri Lanka – Poson Full Moon Festival A little history of the Buddhist Holiday Poson Poya.  Poya means full moon, and in Sri Lanka there is a celebration for each Poya day. Poson Poya celebrates when Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka, over 2000 years ago during the 3rd century BC.  Meat and alcohol is…

  Kenya – Madaraka Day A dark and raining celebration of Madaraka Day here in Orlando. On Madaraka Day, Kenyans celebrate the moment in history when the country was granted internal self-rule by the British colonialists. According to this article from The Conversation, some think it may be time to drop the ol’ holiday. ..The…