Abstract:
Cultural divelsit-v ol a cotirtrl is mainlv baseci
on ethnicity and religiositl' ol rt: rnhabrtants.
Culture of cnch ethnic comr.nuniq depends on
thcir customs. bclicfs^ rituals. superstitions.
conrmunication and oral tradition. During thc
course of time sorne ethnic communitics of Sri
Larrka hal'e decreascd in nLLmbers and somc are
d.ving out rapidl1,. But throughout historr.' frot.n
generatron to generation they havc transrr-rittcd
l<nori lcdge. prccticei. repreicnlillioni. e\frciiir,n.
and skills. Alt of pertbnr-rance is one of the
pou,erful media r.r,hich hclpccl thcrn to transrnit
their traditional knou,ledge ancl skills. All
practices of diflerent communities ol Sri Lanha
has corne do$,n to ns as intangible cultural
heritage of the country.