Optimism prompts people to buy clay pots for New Year

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People were seen buying clay pots to boil milk and prepare milk rice on January 1, 2021. The New Year is celebrated with boiling of milk in a clay pot symbolising prosperity, as the milk that is boiled spills over from all sides of the pot.

Pic by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

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Optimism prompts people to buy clay pots for New Year

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