Newsletter aus Sri Lanka von Royston Ellis
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Das Bild vom Pelikan auf der Lampe .... klasse!
C
Claudia
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Das macht doch nichts, Paula. Wir lesen ihn auch noch gerne in ein paar Tagen.
Theoretisch sollte es aber funktionieren.
Mit einem WordPad oder Editor.
Damit musst du dich aber im Urlaub nicht plagen.
Kannst du daheim mal ausprobieren
Weiterhin eine schöne Fahrt auf dem Neckar
Theoretisch sollte es aber funktionieren.
Mit einem WordPad oder Editor.
Damit musst du dich aber im Urlaub nicht plagen.
Kannst du daheim mal ausprobieren
Weiterhin eine schöne Fahrt auf dem Neckar
Premasiri
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Antique Maps of Sri Lanka.
I’m of the age when the maps of the geography lessons in my youth were coloured pink to show the countries of the British Empire. My love of old maps began then. So, when I settled here 40 years ago, I decided to collect antique maps of Sri Lanka.
The most attractive maps of the island are the early maps of Sri Lanka (from the 15th and 16th Centuries), which were printed from woodblocks, the background being cut away leaving the design and lettering standing out in relief. Understandably these are not very accurate.
Maps produced from the 16th to the 19th Century, printed from a design and lettering cut into copper plates, are aesthetically more interesting as they show graduations of light and shade. Maps of old Sri Lanka from that period are the most popular with collectors.
Maps were originally issued in the form of books and printed on one side of almost imperishable handmade paper, enabling them to be extracted from the atlas with ease. Incidentally, the word “atlas” to describe a book of maps, was not introduced until the mid 16th Century when Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) produced a collection of maps with a figure of Atlas bearing the world on his shoulders as the frontispiece. Mercator's prettily coloured map of Ceilan published in 1619 by Jodicus Hondius was for sale on eBay recently at US$1,000.
One of my favourite maps is a copper plate engraving published in France in 1750 showing the southern part of India Ceylon and the Maldives with arrows indicating the trade winds used by vessels sailing the spice route. It is by Rigobert Bonne, a French cartographer, widely considered to be one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century.
Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period but without such common 18th century decorative features such as hand colouring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses.
While mostly focusing on coastal regions, the work of Bonne is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal.
Only a very few printed maps were coloured before publication and some collectors insist that only maps that are uncoloured as originally published. However, colouring was always hand done (often in the 19th Century by artists specialising in map colouring) and no two coloured maps are the same, so each one has additional value as a unique work of art.
You won’t find many antique maps of Sri Lanka during a visit here as they were produced in Europe and few found their way here. The best sources if you want to start a collection, are antique shops in Europe and Internet auction houses.
Happy Holiday,
Royston Ellis
Editorial Consultant
SriLankaHolidayGuru.com
I’m of the age when the maps of the geography lessons in my youth were coloured pink to show the countries of the British Empire. My love of old maps began then. So, when I settled here 40 years ago, I decided to collect antique maps of Sri Lanka.
The most attractive maps of the island are the early maps of Sri Lanka (from the 15th and 16th Centuries), which were printed from woodblocks, the background being cut away leaving the design and lettering standing out in relief. Understandably these are not very accurate.
Maps produced from the 16th to the 19th Century, printed from a design and lettering cut into copper plates, are aesthetically more interesting as they show graduations of light and shade. Maps of old Sri Lanka from that period are the most popular with collectors.
Maps were originally issued in the form of books and printed on one side of almost imperishable handmade paper, enabling them to be extracted from the atlas with ease. Incidentally, the word “atlas” to describe a book of maps, was not introduced until the mid 16th Century when Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) produced a collection of maps with a figure of Atlas bearing the world on his shoulders as the frontispiece. Mercator's prettily coloured map of Ceilan published in 1619 by Jodicus Hondius was for sale on eBay recently at US$1,000.
One of my favourite maps is a copper plate engraving published in France in 1750 showing the southern part of India Ceylon and the Maldives with arrows indicating the trade winds used by vessels sailing the spice route. It is by Rigobert Bonne, a French cartographer, widely considered to be one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century.
Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period but without such common 18th century decorative features such as hand colouring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses.
While mostly focusing on coastal regions, the work of Bonne is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal.
Only a very few printed maps were coloured before publication and some collectors insist that only maps that are uncoloured as originally published. However, colouring was always hand done (often in the 19th Century by artists specialising in map colouring) and no two coloured maps are the same, so each one has additional value as a unique work of art.
You won’t find many antique maps of Sri Lanka during a visit here as they were produced in Europe and few found their way here. The best sources if you want to start a collection, are antique shops in Europe and Internet auction houses.
Happy Holiday,
Royston Ellis
Editorial Consultant
SriLankaHolidayGuru.com
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Claudia
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Danke für den Newsletter, Paula!
Diese alten Karten sind einfach toll!
Es gab gestern keine Vorkommnisse im Forum.
Evtl. lag es am Internet allgemein.
Diese alten Karten sind einfach toll!
Es gab gestern keine Vorkommnisse im Forum.
Evtl. lag es am Internet allgemein.
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MA*R*CO
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Ich habe die zweite Karte mal um ca. 45 Grad gedreht. So stimmt sie besser mit der Realität überein.
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Danke für den Newsletter.
Das ist ja ein toller Service, diese Hausbesuche.
Das ist ja ein toller Service, diese Hausbesuche.
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Das ist ja ein toller Service, diese Hausbesuche.
Das hat eine Kollegin auch eine Zeitlang hier im Kanton Zürich angeboten...das war super...
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Village Life Rituals
Traditional rituals are an important part of village life in Sri Lanka and are maintained even as the country develops with the habits of the international world creeping in through television, smartphones, Social Media and the Internet.
Auspicious times are important, not just for the rituals of the Sri Lankan New Year (13 & 14 April), when designated food, clothes, times and direction to face when leaving the house have to be observed, but also for weddings and special events.
While Christmas has its traditions for Christians with decorations, carols and joyous celebrations, in Sri Lanka village life so do certain holidays associated with the full moon, like Vesak (in May) and Poson (in June).
Rituals of village life observed at home are shared with neighbouring villagers. In addition, a departed relative’s life will be commemorated on the anniversary of death or birth with almsgiving, sharing of a special meal with friends or as a donation of a meal to an orphanage or elders’ home.
Sri Lankans faced with a bad horoscope don’t despair, they give alms to seven mothers.
That’s what Kumara, my house manager, did recently when he had his son’s horoscope checked before he was to sit an examination at school, and found it wasn’t too favourable.
He immediately organised the traditional alms giving (called a Kiri Dhana, milk offering) to seven mothers, which is believed to be efficacious in warding off a bad time.
The ritual began with the preparation the night before the appointed date of a special milk pudding, which had to be mixed with certain ingredients and stirred for a long time. There was also the frying of oil cakes, a traditional sweetmeat.
Seven mothers, called “Milk Mothers”, from Kumara’s village, gathered by arrangement at his house at five the next morning. One of them chanted the traditional incantations to the goddess Pattini over the offerings of the sweetmeats and young coconuts.
After the ceremony, the offerings were distributed to the seven mothers, relatives and villagers.
This was just one of the many traditional rituals that are an intrinsic part of village life in Sri Lanka.
A girl’s coming of age (the first period) is celebrated with great fanfare with invitations sent out to family and friends to attend a commemorative lunch. This is the village way of announcing to the world that the daughter has reached marriageable age.
The rituals of village life in Sri Lanka are important and impressive. They are an enriching life experience if you get a chance to join in.
Happy Holiday,
Royston Ellis
Editorial Consultant
SriLankaHolidayGuru.com
Traditional rituals are an important part of village life in Sri Lanka and are maintained even as the country develops with the habits of the international world creeping in through television, smartphones, Social Media and the Internet.
Auspicious times are important, not just for the rituals of the Sri Lankan New Year (13 & 14 April), when designated food, clothes, times and direction to face when leaving the house have to be observed, but also for weddings and special events.
While Christmas has its traditions for Christians with decorations, carols and joyous celebrations, in Sri Lanka village life so do certain holidays associated with the full moon, like Vesak (in May) and Poson (in June).
Rituals of village life observed at home are shared with neighbouring villagers. In addition, a departed relative’s life will be commemorated on the anniversary of death or birth with almsgiving, sharing of a special meal with friends or as a donation of a meal to an orphanage or elders’ home.
Sri Lankans faced with a bad horoscope don’t despair, they give alms to seven mothers.
That’s what Kumara, my house manager, did recently when he had his son’s horoscope checked before he was to sit an examination at school, and found it wasn’t too favourable.
He immediately organised the traditional alms giving (called a Kiri Dhana, milk offering) to seven mothers, which is believed to be efficacious in warding off a bad time.
The ritual began with the preparation the night before the appointed date of a special milk pudding, which had to be mixed with certain ingredients and stirred for a long time. There was also the frying of oil cakes, a traditional sweetmeat.
Seven mothers, called “Milk Mothers”, from Kumara’s village, gathered by arrangement at his house at five the next morning. One of them chanted the traditional incantations to the goddess Pattini over the offerings of the sweetmeats and young coconuts.
After the ceremony, the offerings were distributed to the seven mothers, relatives and villagers.
This was just one of the many traditional rituals that are an intrinsic part of village life in Sri Lanka.
A girl’s coming of age (the first period) is celebrated with great fanfare with invitations sent out to family and friends to attend a commemorative lunch. This is the village way of announcing to the world that the daughter has reached marriageable age.
The rituals of village life in Sri Lanka are important and impressive. They are an enriching life experience if you get a chance to join in.
Happy Holiday,
Royston Ellis
Editorial Consultant
SriLankaHolidayGuru.com
Premasiri
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Bin auch für die verschiedenen Rituale....wenn sie sich nur nicht immer so verschulden würden....Hochzeit, Alms Giving und die erste Periode der Tochter etc..
darum ist immer gut wenn man ein Couvert mit Geld drin als Geschenk bringt....
darum ist immer gut wenn man ein Couvert mit Geld drin als Geschenk bringt....
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Danke für die Veröffentlichung der Newsletter. Ich lese immer gern die Berichte.
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Letztes Jahr hab ich dem Link zu Royston Ellis website zu verdanken, dass ich eine wunderbare Käserei (Maia Cheese ) in Sri Lanka gefunden habe und seitdem dort, wenn ich vor Ort bin, online meinen Kas bestelle. Vielen Dank noch im Nachhinein für den Link, liebe Paula.
Hier für alle, die Käseentzug in Sri Lanka bekommen der Link: http://www.maiacheese.lk/
Der Käse wird nach Geldeingang normalerweise innerhalb von 24Stunden in Styroporboxen gekühlt geliefert.
Hier für alle, die Käseentzug in Sri Lanka bekommen der Link: http://www.maiacheese.lk/
Der Käse wird nach Geldeingang normalerweise innerhalb von 24Stunden in Styroporboxen gekühlt geliefert.
Premasiri
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Hallo Paula,
danke mal wieder für`s Einstellen des NL!Nun schreibt er doch wieder etwas öfter, sehr gut!Danke und liebe Grüße, Biggi
Habe Royston im August per Zufall im Pier88 getroffen...da hat er mir gesagt das er wieder ein Newsletter pro Woche sendet...habe ihm gesagt das alle im SLB sicher sehr Freude haben.....
Premasiri
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Ja er schreibt wieder....was ich auch sehr gut finde...
Finde den
SriLankaHolidayGuru.com
auch sehr interessant...
Premasiri
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Bitte gern geschehen Wolfi...ev sehen wir uns einmal von Mitte Februar bis Mitte März..