Sri Lankan staff at Spring Lodge Care Home in Woolverstone have been celebrating the Sri Lankan, Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

Staff and residents enjoyed some amazing food and a fascinating talk shedding light on the Sri Lankan culture.

Spring Lodge home manager, Sinead Lambert said: "It was a privilege to be a part of their new year celebration."

Sinhala and Hindu New Year is one of the most celebrated festivals, symbolising prosperity and ethnic harmony in the country, it is the time of joy and renewal for Sinhala and Tamil population in Sri Lanka.

April 13th marks the journey of the Sun from Meena to Mesha (from Pisces to Aries) in the Zodiac advocating the dawn of a new year for Sri Lankans according to the Sinhala calendar.

The New year vibe spreads all over the island since the beginning of the month of April although celebrated on 13th and 14th of April.

New year festivals are held around the island throughout the month, comprising of different traditional games where both children and adults take part in to cherish this joyful period of the year.