1163909 Indian Ocean--A coolie operatic performance at Ceylon--the "Guru" singing the prologue, 1878 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sri Lanka, being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events. Every year on or about April 13th Sinhala and Tamil people celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival, and Muslims celebrate Ramadan. From Frank Leslie\'s Illustrated Newspaper); Pictures from History; American, out of copyright.