14 Amazing Facts About Sri Lanka No One Will Tell You

Pearl of the Orient, Ceylon, Teardrop of India – whatever you call Sri Lanka, one thing is true about it: this beautiful country has unique traditions you won’t see anywhere else in the world. Do you know, for example, that any Sri Lankan can break a coconut, and it’s as easy to them as tying their shoes? It has deep symbolism and can help you in different situations if you believe in it.

Gonna travel around Sri Lanka? Before you request a room, make sure the “hotel” you’re at even offers sleeping accommodations! Yep, not every hotel in Sri Lanka is a place you can sleep at! But you'll definitely get a smile and a menu there. Speaking about food, Sri Lankan moms see cooking as their privilege and will wake up at 5 a.m. to make lunch-to-go for every family member!

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TIMESTAMPS:
Celebrating the full moon 0:28
Shaking their head as a sign of agreement 1:04
One word for many emotions 1:44
Beethoven means breakfast time! 2:19
The birthplace of cinnamon 2:45
March Madness 3:12
Eating out only for special occasions 4:00
Roomless hotels 4:35
Serious tea business 5:25
Powered by water 6:09
The largest Christmas tree in the world 6:30
Smashing coconuts 7:00
Female prime minister 7:34
Who to thank for the word "serendipity" 7:53

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SUMMARY:
- Every single full moon (or “Poya”) is officially a public holiday, which makes Sri Lanka the #1 country in the world when it comes to frequency of holidays.
- If you ask someone in Sri Lanka if the weather’s going to be good today and they start shaking their head, it means “Yeah, it’ll be a nice day!”
- Whenever you’re talking to a Sri Lankan, throw a casual “aiyo” and they’ll be impressed!
- If you go to Sri Lanka, you’ll hear Beethoven’s “Für Elise” in the streets every morning. Bread trucks (or “tuk tuks”) have chosen it as their anthem for some reason.
- Now, it might’ve been made popular by the ancient Egyptians, but the first cinnamon in the world comes from the central hills of Sri Lanka.
- Cricket is more than just a sport in Sri Lanka – it’s a way of life! And, of course, a favorite pastime for millions, from school kids to their grandparents!
- If you’re an avid tea drinker, chances are you’re sipping on some warm Sri Lankan greetings every day. The island country is 4th on the list of top tea-exporting countries, making $721 million in 2018 alone!
- Hydropower used to make up over 50% of all the power used in Sri Lanka.
- The tallest Christmas tree in the world was registered by Guinness World Records in Sri Lanka in 2017. It stood at 236 feet (72 m) tall.
- In July 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first female head of government in the world.
- Sri Lanka was once known as “Serendip” to the Arabs and Persians. Back in 1754, English writer Horace Walpole came across this word in the title of a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip, and loved it.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey there, BrightSiders, what’s your favorite fact about Sri Lanka?

[PauloGaetathe_original]

I have already been to Sri Lanka and want to go back soon. I really love that country.

[Maatt]

One of the Best country in the world 🇱🇰
-from US

[zealandborder]

Paradise of the world.. Visit Sri Lanka🇱🇰🇱🇰..
love from NZ🇳🇿🇳🇿

[randikeabeysinghe]

අඩේ මුලින්ම කුරුදු ලොකෙට හදුන්වලා දීලා තියෙන්නෙත් ලංකාවෙ පට්ට ඇහ්හ්.නියමෙට අපේ රට අප් කරලා තියෙනවා ❤️🙏

[rinshadrinzi]

How many Sri Lankan’s 🇱🇰are watching this ?
Like Dapalla. Like Poodu.

[richestgamingsl]

Did you know that they give free food on vesak and posan poya days all over the country

[GauravPW]

Love 🇱🇰Sri Lanka from India🇮🇳
Teruwan saranai

[HyperTonicMe]

Proud to be a Sri Lankan 😎🥰හැබැයි චූන් පාන් කාරය ගැන කිව්වට මෑන්ව අල්ලගන්න විදියක් ගැන කිව්වෙ නෑනෙ.දන්න එකෙක් ඉන්නවනම් කියන්න මෑන්ව නවත්තගන්නවිදියක් හොදේ...😅

[yeonjunjeonghan]

anyone else Sri Lankan and surprised that bright side made a video about Sri Lanka 😂

[slifcbo]

What a wrong start! Sri Lanka is not the tear drop of India. Sri Lanka is the pearl of the Indian Ocean. 🇱🇰

[romainfernando]

Sri lankan hospitality is the best!! We are known for welcoming everyone with a smile

[kvk]

Sri Lanka is one of the best country I know. Love from India

[oshivithana]

Ayiooo mama Sri Lankan.... Methana Sri Lankan kawruwath innawado???🙆🏻😍 Budu Ambow like goda🥺😂 Thanks guys😘

[crissyluvz]

Edit: we got married !

Now I know why my bf’s mom always says “aiyo”. I’m a Mexican American dating a Sri Lankan and I love his family’s culture <3

[naturesithu]

ආඩම්බර වෙනසෙට් එකත් එක්ක බෑනේ මේක කරන්න. ගම කනවා😂💔

[slkpopworldofficial]

Sri Lankans are warm kind and they are with a smile And Sri Lankans warmly welcomed every foreigner to Sri Lanka too ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[msfayas]

Sri Lankan students love those holidays..(including me)

[Stncdl]

The way he prounonced aiyo killed me 🤣🤣

[messiisthegoat]

I am a Sri Lankan. Very proud of my motherland 🇱🇰

Edit: Thanks so much for the likes.