President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the District Secretaries of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa to make arrangements to celebrate Poson on a grand scale. He had told the District Secretaries to ...

It is as if there is an unbreakable relationship between the completion of the moon, the completion of spirituality and the completion of the good mood. This passion must be brought near to heaven at ...

This year’s AIA Poson Safety Programme deployed more lifesavers, numbering 720, working together with the Sri Lanka Police, Lifesaving Association of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Navy and Civil Security ...

Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Anuradhapura on Friday to observe Poson, while several religious events were held across the country to mark the day on which Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka by ...

Commemorating the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahant Mahinda, SLIIT Virtual Poson Zone was launched on 14th June 2022, Poson Full Moon Poya Day. For Buddhists, this hallowed day of Poson ...

On this Poson Poya Day, I extend my sincere blessings to all Buddhist devotees who, with great reverence, commemorate the momentous advent of Arahant Mahinda Thero to Sri Lanka bearing the noble ...

A Buddhist devotee lights up the oil lamps to celebrate Poson Poya Day in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, June 10, 2025. Poson Poya Day marks the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina ...

The Catholic community in Anuradhapura is participating in the celebrations of Poson, which marks the dawn of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Parish churches are decorated in typical lanterns; young people ...

The Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya, Ven. Walawahengunawewa Dhammarathana Thero, expressed his appreciation to the government for its decision to hold the Poson Festival 2025 with full ...

The country’s religious minorities hope that as an invitation to national harmony the Buddhist feast day can be an occasion for dialogue and mutual understanding among different ethnic groups and ...

Unlike Vesak, Poson is specific to Sri Lanka and India. It celebrates the coming of Buddhism to the island through an embassy of five monks, one samanera, and one layman, led by Mahinda Thera, the son ...

EXT to Vesak, which celebrates the Birth, Enlightenment and the Passing Away of Gautama, the Buddha, the Poson Poya day is the second most important day in the Buddhist calendar for Sri Lankan ...