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Customs and Traditions of Sri Lanka

Customs and Traditions of Sri Lanka

Population and religion According to Countryaah, most of the population of the island of Sri Lanka are Sinhalese (75%), the smaller part is Tamils: Ceylon and Sri Lankans (18%), descendants of Arabs are Sri Lankan Moors (7%), descendants of marriage unions with Europeans are burghers (0.3%), Malays, as well as the indigenous population of the island – the Vedas (about one thousand people). The dominant religion is Buddhism – 70% of believers, mostly among the Sinhalese. Most of the Tamils…

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