July 25, 2007
The origin of Poson
This poya day which came to be called ‘Poson’ meaning birth of a son, was declared a day of festivity by the order of King Maha Sammata.
From that day onwards all the people living in this land of the Helese have continued to hold festivities on this Poson Poya Day.
Just in the same manner as Poson was named as the Son’s Poya, the other eleven months were named to make work easy.
The month before the rains come, all canals, roads and dams are cleaned and hence came to be known as “Nikuni” which later became ‘Nikini’
The hermits of clean livelihood too come to the villages for the ‘Vas’ season (rainy season) and make more meaningful the name ‘Nikini’ given to this month.
The month where there is fearful thunder and lightning (‘Biya Hena Kara’) was named by the King as ‘Binara’ by taking the two initial letters and last two letters of the three words ‘Biya Hena Kara’ displaying his erudition.
The month where sowing was done was named as ‘Vap’ and the month where shoots or leaves appear was named as ‘Il’. The month during which the yield ripens was named by the king as ‘Uduvap’
The month devoid of cultivation was ‘Duruthu’ and the month during which the people go to their fields to start work afresh was named ‘Nawam’
The month with an abundance of grains was ‘Mädin’ (Maha din’) where ‘din’ means ‘dhanya’ or grain. The month of great fortune was named ‘Bak’ (Bā ag’). Wesak was the month where there is an environment of high quality. That was how the twelve months were named.
Thus ends this second canto which shows how the Hela race brought forth a King after having passed the stone and Nomadic Ages and entering the Agrarian Age.
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