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Srilanka Economic Crisis Sri Lanka has declared emergency rule after anti-government protests turned violent after experiencing a severe economic crisis. Economics Crisis partly caused by a shortage of foreign exchange, resulting in prolonged power cuts, price spikes, and a lack of essential items. On Thursday, protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence in Colombo and clashed with law enforcement. Despite the president's statement that the move was made "in the interest of public safety," emergency rules severely restrict civil rights and give sweeping powers to the state to detain citizens. Sri Lanka's economic meltdown appears to be caused by several factors. This includes the 2019 Easter bombing, global travel restrictions due to COVID-19, and the blow...

Asian Halloween or Hungry Ghost Month, A centuries old tradition followed in 7th lunar month. Undoubtedly an eccentric recital to give peace to their deceased ones. Following with the year of uninterrupted prosperity. Asians are indeed really emotional towards their ancient traditions. Some are followed for centuries. One of them is Ghost Month or Hungry Ghost Month. It is followed on 15th of 7th lunar month known as Ghost Day, besides the whole month referred as Ghost Month. In 2021 the ghost month starts from 8th of August and ends on September 6th. It is clashing with Father's day on 8th of August so according to numerology, two 8s makes it a lucky day. Other name of this tradition is Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism. The main essence of this festi...

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Srilankan economic crisis after anti-government protests

Things specifically not to do in Ghost Month