Year In April (the month of Bak), when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) in the celestial sphere;  Sri Lankans  begin celebrating their New Year or Aluth Avurudhu (in Sinhala) and Puththandu (in  Tamil ). It marks the end of the harvest season  and also coincides with one of