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The Sinhala and Hindu New Year is here once again. The World Health Day was celebrated on April 7. It is significant that both events are marked together in the month of April. The traditional Sinhala and Hindu New Year is a healthy event and no harm is caused to the health of the people. It always promotes the health of the people. But for this, we have to focus on celebrating the New Year according to our historical traditions and rituals.
Unfortunately still some people think that alcohol is necessary to celebrate the New Year. But in our traditions alcohol had no place during the New Year. There is no need to describe the harm caused to the human health by alcohol. But still some people buy alcohol before the New Year holidays and stock them to use during New Year celebrations. They end up in the hospitals seeking treatment even before the New Year holidays end. It is pathetic to see how these people do the same mistake again and again in every New Year until they end up in a hospital bed for the rest of their life.What has the modernized new year done to the health of Sri Lankans? It is very interesting to see what has happened to the health of the people with this modernization of the New Year. Earlier it was the cuckoo bird who announced that the new year is round the corner. But now it is advertisements which come, long before the New Year. The majority are food advertisements.
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