Let Your Pots Overflow With Milk.Traditional Milk Boiling In South Asian Country For New Year Celebration. Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Traditional milk boiling in south Asian country for new year celebration.The most important ritual as I see of New Year is the boiling of the milk.It is common to greet each other saying “Kiri ithirewa” during the New Year meaning “Let your pots overflow with milk”. Now milk and overflowing has always alluded to prosperity and good fortune in the Sri Lankan culture ( Much like milk and honey being viewed as symbols of opulence in global culture). However, I am not sure if the saying came first or the ritual because this is exactly what we do at New Year or when initiating something new, like shifting to a New House, etc.