My Cultural blog

Identity of Culture and Religion.                                      People also connect to their cultural or ethnic group through food patterns. Food is often used as a means of retaining their cultural identity. People from different cultural backgrounds eat different foods. The areas in which families live and where their ancestors originated influence food like and dislikes. These food preferences result in patterns of food choices within a cultural or regional group. In religion, food is one of the most important parts of religious ceremonies. The role of food in religious culture is an important part of showing respect among their communities and many of these religions obey the religious commandments, hence food is prepared in different ways. The meaning of food is an exploration of culture through food. What we consume, how we acquire it, who prepares it, who’s at the table, and who ...

  Sri  Lankan Culture and Values           Sri Lankans enjoy a unique, humble and artistic lifestyle and they deeply enjoy entertaining and touching hearts with their hospitality which has been known for centuries. Culture and values of Sri Lanka is based around the fusion of traditional forms of art, dance and music. It is one that fascinates many due to its uniqueness and mystifying diversity. Nourished by Buddhism in the early 2nd century B.C and also influenced by ancient Indian invasions, the early tribes of the Yaksha and Naga cultured the inhabitants of this tiny island before 300 B.C. using architecture, agriculture and irrigation.                        The small nation saw the rise and fall of many great and powerful kings who lead the people and developed the country with their bravery and intelligence. With the fall of the kings came the colonization of the western world when S...

  Sri Lankan food culture The culture differs from country to country. In Sri Lanka, there is unique culture and civilization inherited from the past. It is also important to mention that the country has an unique food culture with a long history. The historical writings and archeological sources provide witnesses for this. Among these writings and sources, Mahawansa, Rasavahini, Saddarmaratnawali, Saddarmalankaraya, Jathaka Atuwa, Tupawansa, Bodhiwansa, Inscriptions at Thonigala, Medirigiriya, Eppawala and Wewalketiya, and Pillar Inscription at Badulla are very significant. In common, the food items available in the world have been categorized into several groups. They are namely tuber, vegetable, green leaves, fruits, milk, eggs, meat and fish. In addition, items such as confectionery, different kinds of oil and beverages, and spices are taken as food. The components like carbohydrate, fat, protein, water, vitamin and fibre which need to be included in a balanced diet according t...

Cultural Diversity                              The contemporary wave of culturalism has transformed the notion of cultural diversity from a given of the human condition – and the stuff of anthropology – into a normative metanarrative, whether culture is seen as ‘the ground of perpetual, irreducible (and, in most cases, desirable and worth conscious preservation) diversity of human kind’ (Bauman, 1992) or in terms of ‘the conscious mobilization of cultural differences in the service of a larger national or transnational politics’ (Appadurai, 1996: 15). While the culturalism is patently global, the discourses of cultural diversity as a policy ideal have been generated principally in Europe and North America and appear to have their strongest purchase there. Everywhere, though, understandings of cultural diversity as a strategic notion tend to favour ‘billiard ball’ representations of cultures as neatly bounded who...

 Sigiriya                    Sigiriya is one of the most valuable historical monuments of Sri Lanka. Refeed by locals as the Eighth Wonder of the World this ancients palace and fortress complex has significant archaeological importance and attracts thousands of tourists every year. It is probably the most visited tourist destination of Sri Lanka. Historical past The environment around the Sigiriya may have been inhabited since prehistoric times. There is clear evidence that the many rock shelters and caves in the vicinity were occupied by Buddhist monks and ascetics from as early as the 3rd century BC. The earliest evidence of human habitation at Sigiriya is the Aligala rock shelter to the east of Sigiriya rock, indicating that the area was occupied nearly five thousand years ago during the  Mesolithic Period . Buddhist monastic settlements were established during the 3rd century BC in the western and northern slopes of the bou...