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49. ๐Ÿ› Eating with Love: The Loving Tradition of Eating and Feeding in Sri Lanka

  ๐Ÿ› Eating with Love: The Loving Tradition of Eating and Feeding in Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, food is more than just nourishment— it is love, respect, and tradition served on a plate . Here’s how this beautiful culture turns every meal into a heartfelt experience. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿคฒ Eating with Hands: A Deeper Connection Most Sri Lankans eat with their right hand , gently mixing rice and curry before bringing it to their mouth. This traditional method allows a person to truly feel and savor the textures and flavors of each bite. ๐Ÿงผ Cleanliness is important too—hands are washed thoroughly before and after meals. At formal gatherings, finger bowls are often provided as a sign of respect and hygiene. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ง Feeding as a Loving Act Feeding one another is a cherished way to show love and care . ๐Ÿ‘ถ Parents feed their children with patience and affection. ๐Ÿ‘ต Grandparents lovingly feed their grandchildren. ๐Ÿ‘ซ Even siblings, friends, and family members feed each other during special even...
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Kindness, Smiles & Coconut Water – Jilua’s Sri Lanka Story ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ✨

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  Kindness, Smiles & Coconut Water – Jilua’s Sri Lanka Story ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ✨ A young traveler from Germany discovers the beauty of Sri Lanka through its people, nature, and everyday life Julias   Arrival My name is Jilua , and I came to Sri Lanka from Germany with a backpack and an open heart. I wanted to see elephants, eat rice and curry, and maybe climb a mountain. But what I found was much bigger — kindness, connection, and coconut water! ๐Ÿ•Œ The Places That Made Me Wonder My journey began in the busy streets of Colombo , full of colorful tuk-tuks and food stalls. But the real adventure began as I moved deeper into the island. I stood in front of the giant stone lion paws of Sigiriya and climbed to the top of the rock fortress — huffing and puffing, but smiling all the way. I visited the sacred city of Anuradhapura , where people lit lamps and prayed under the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree , one of the oldest trees in the world. In K...
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๐Ÿ’› ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž – ๐€ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ’›

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  ๐Ÿ’› ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž – ๐€ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š, ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š ๐–๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž – ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’› In Sri Lanka, charity isn’t just an occasional act—it’s part of who we are. Giving is woven into our everyday lives, guided by compassion and spirituality. From sharing a meal with a neighbor to supporting entire families, the spirit of giving flows through every village and every heart. Walk into any temple and you’ll witness alms givings (Dhana), people offering food to monks, and daily acts of generosity—not out of obligation, but out of deep respect and faith. It’s common for people to search for opportunities to give—whether it’s offering a meal to a traveler, helping a struggling child with school supplies, or donating during a temple event. Giving is seen as a blessing—both for the one who receives and, especially, for the one who giv...
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46. ๐ŸŒฟ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š – ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ & ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ! ๐Ÿ›

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  ๐ŸŒฟ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š – ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ & ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ! ๐Ÿ› Planning to hike in Sri Lanka's rainforests or hill country? Don’t worry about leeches—they're not dangerous, just a little annoying. With the right tips and natural remedies, you can enjoy your trek with confidence! ๐Ÿ—บ️ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž: Leeches are not common in all areas of Sri Lanka. You won’t find them in most beach towns, cultural sites, dry zones, or cities like Colombo, Galle, Anuradhapura, or along the south coast. However, they do appear in some moist, forested highland areas, especially during or after rains. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ก-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž: • Knuckles Mountain Range • Sinharaja Rainforest • Ella and Bandarawela forest trails • Hanthana, Nuwara Eliya, Kitulgala, and parts of Belihuloya If you’re exploring these areas, here’s how to stay safe ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ›ก️ ๐๐š๐ญ...
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45.๐ŸŒฟ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐๐š ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š’๐ฌ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ — ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž, ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ & ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ

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 ๐ŸŒฟ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐๐š ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š’๐ฌ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ — ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž, ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ & ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ If you're genuinely interested in Ayurveda — as a practitioner, wellness traveler, student, or simply someone fascinated by traditional healing — Sri Lanka offers you a rare and valuable experience. Across the island, you’ll find government-run Ayurvedic hospitals that are open to the public — offering completely free consultations, treatments, and herbal medicines . These are not tourist spas, but real healing centers grounded in thousands of years of Sri Lankan Ayurvedic wisdom. Even better — most of these hospitals are calm, quiet, and uncrowded . There's no rush, no long queues , and a peaceful environment that supports healing and learning. ๐Ÿฅ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž • ๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍⚕️ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ...
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44. ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐€๐๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฑ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

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  ๐’๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ค๐š๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐€๐๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฑ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ If you’re a traveler who loves culture, language, and delicious food — this is for you ! Today, I’m excited to share some great news — did you know that several Sri Lankan words were officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in June 2025? That’s right! Words we use every day here — from our kitchens to our festivals — are now recognized worldwide. It’s a proud moment for Sri Lanka’s language and culture! Let’s start with the food, because, let’s be honest, that’s often the first thing we fall in love with in Sri Lanka. __________________________________ ๐Š๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐ข that beloved street food made by chopping flatbread and stir-frying it with vegetables, egg, and meat — is now part of the English lexicon! If you’ve ever stood by a busy Colombo street and watched the rhythmic chopping and sizzling, hearing the clatter of knives hitting the hot griddle ...
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