Poson Full Moon Poya Day – A Celebration of the Arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka

The 14^th of June 2022 marked a significant date for the Sri Lankan Buddhist calendar, as devotees across the country celebrated Poson Poya. Most worshippers attend religious activities on this national holiday for the country, while some even set off on pilgrimages to the far corners of the island to prominent Buddhist places of worship like the Kiri Vehera, which is located only 20 minutes away from Kithala Resort. Therefore, tourists residing in a Tissamaharama hotel will be able to catch a glimpse of the local citizens engaging in religious activity on this spiritual day.

While the celebration of Poson Full Moon Poya Day is only second in importance to Vesak, this occasion reminisces the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka in the 3^rd century BC by a Buddhist missionary monk named Mahinda. Since then, the country and its people became devoted to the philosophy of Buddhism for centuries to come.