22/02/2024
One of my favourite traditions in Sri Lanka is the offering of flowers in doorways to homes, places of worship, shops, pretty much everywhere!
Watching women in the mornings go out with a woven basket and carefully select different flowers and leaves, bring them back, sit on the floor, fill a brass bowl full of water and create beautiful patterns.
This wasn’t a chore or job, it was ritual.
Something they took time and pride over and everyone who passed complimented or would watch on as she created her piece of art for day.
It is a believed to bring prosperity, blessings, and positive energy. It is often done as a symbolic gesture to welcome guests and create a harmonious atmosphere. Flowers are considered auspicious and are associated with good fortune in many South Asian cultures.
Slow living, surrounded by nature and weaving it into every aspect of your home, food, furniture and decor is something rural Sri Lanka does extraordinarily well.
📸: Taken by me on Fujifilm XT30ii
