Boiling milk and worrying about the Iran war: A New Year dawns in Sri Lanka

A New Year began on April 14 for Sri Lankan Buddhists and Hindus. One custom is to boil fresh milk in a new clay pot and allow it to overflow, seen as a way of invoking blessings. Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty Images

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — In her home in a tidy working class alley, Shiranti Rambukkana has set up a literal bonfire in her narrow living room. At precisely

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