Sri Lanka Combo Of Banana

The Comb Of Banana

              I wish to speak on the significance of the banana  in our day to day life. The comb of banana s too is culturally important like the sheaf of betel. The comb of bananas is favoured as a gift. It occupies a significant place in the traditional table laid along with other sweet meat like kevun (oil cakes) , kokis, and milk rice. The comb of bananas from his crop to the richest man and no distinctions are made.

                                           The comb bananas occupies a significant place in the       `pooja´tray at Hindu kovil. The banana is one kind of  fruit applied on the god' s body in performing the 'abisekam' ceremony. This is done to get the god' s blessings. The yellow colour of the bananas is considered a sign of prosperity, Therefore the bananas secure an important place in the trays used in ceremonies, such as engagements, weddings etc. Of the Hindus.......

Sri Lanka Sinharajaya Rainforest

The sinharaja forest is the only undisturbed rainforest left in sri lanka. It is about 9000 hectares in extent. Many of the plants are very rare. Over 60% of the tree species are found only in the lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka. If these species of trees are allowed to get destroyed, the world would lose them altogether. So it is important that much effort is made to conserve thid rich, valuable and fragile habitat.....

                                     The sinharaja rainforest is the largest rainforest reserve in Sri Lanka. In 1840 Sinharaja became a crown property. In1988 the Sinharaja was made a National Wilderness area. In 1989 UNESCO included the Sinharaja Forest in the world Heritage list, as the first National Heritage of Sri Lanka.

 
        The sinharaja forest is home to many rare animals, birds, butterflies, insects, reptiles and tree. Ferns and mosses grow well as the climate is humid because of heavy rainfall..