Rotaract Club of College of Chemical Sciences

  Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day in the month of December celebrates the coming of the Bo-tree sapling. Buddhist Theri Sanghamitta brought this sapling to Sri Lanka all the way from India. In Anuradhapura, this very tree is most revered by Buddhists there. This tree is also the most ancient tree that has been documented in the world. Sangamitta Theri was accompanied on this voyage of utmost importance by several members of the royal family who had entered the Sasanaya. The contingent landed in Dambakolapatuna Port in Jaffna on an Unduvap Poya day during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. Sangamitta Theri was the daughter of Emperor Asoka and the sister of Arahant Mahinda who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka on Poson Poya day. After landing here and delivering this precious gift, she was responsible for establishing the Bhikkhuni Sasana during the month of Unduvap. The sacred Bo sapling was brought to Sri Lanka in a golden bowl, and thereafter planted in t

  Feliz Navidad   Ringing the bells, summoning the peace… Here comes a message from the heaven To heal us!!!   Bells, peace, snow and feast...what actually comes to your mind when you hear them? Happiness, kindness and warmth shared all over, regardless of rich or poor bring some sentimental feeling to ones heart. Of course it’s none other than the celebration of the birth of a great spiritual leader the Jesus Christ of Nazareth which we call, Christmas. Natala in Italian, Noeleen or Noelle in French, Natalya, Natashiya or Tashiya in Russian all have the meaning of ‘Christmas’. The name is a joining of Christ and mass which means the holy mass of Christ. Mass stands for a supper or celebration. According to Christian religion, Jesus Christ is the son of god. The birth land was Bethlehem in Palestine. This is a wonderful festival celebrated by both the Christians and also non Christians. It’s a religious as well as a cultural phenomenon that people around the world have be