Budget proposal to celebrate common festival in October: President

Colombo, January 31 (Daily mirror) - The government has planned to include a budget proposal to celebrate a common national festival in October together with all communities while depicting their unique identities, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Adressing a meeting in Jaffna, he said the Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and Christian communities celebrate different fesitivals such as Vesak, Thai Pongal, Christmas and Ramazan and stressed the need to have a common festival for all communities to celebrate together.

He said the government will include a budget proposal to celebrate a common festival in October showcasing unique identities of all communities such as culture, food patterns, life styles, costimues, music, drama and poems.