5 March, 2017
Sri Lanka’s Independence Day is celebrated on the 4th of February to commemorate its independence from British rule in 1948. Independence Day is a national holiday in Sri Lanka. It is celebrated all over the country with flag hoisting ceremonies, dances, parades and performances. The main celebrations usually take place in Colombo where the President raises the national flag and delivers a nationally televised speech. Many national struggles took place in the history of Sri Lanka. And all these are remembered on Independence Day.
Tharushika,
Grade 4,
Cambridge International School.