Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day
Remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamils (May 18) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (or simply Mullivaikkal Day; Tamil: முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள் Muḷḷivāykkāl Niṉaivu Nāḷ) is a remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamil people to remember those who died in the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. It is held each year on 18 May, the date on which the civil war ended in 2009, and is named after Mullivaikkal, a village on the north-east coast of Sri Lanka which was the scene of the final battle of the civil war.
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Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day | |
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Official name | முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள் |
Observed by | Sri Lankan Tamils[1] |
Date | 18 May |
Next time | 18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) |
Frequency | annual |
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