Handicrafts in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Sri Lanka has a heritage of handicrafts. All crafts are made by hand. These handicrafts include weaving clothe, making baskets, leather items, pottery, jewellery, wood work, brasswork and masks tant part of the crafts tradition of our country. We must protect and maintain the flower of our heritage. So that they don't disappear with time.

Earlier these crafts were a part of our day to day life. Even today they play a role. For example, we light the oil lamp when we start some new venture. The lamp has niches for nine wicks. These are meant to be for the 'navagraha'. The traditional lamp had a rooster at the top. This is now sometimes replaced with other symbols. So tradition is continued with change.