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SI Live: Hundreds celebrate Soorya NYC Festival of Sri Lankan culture with spirited music and culinary delights at the Staten Island Museum

Friday, September 20, 2024

Hundreds attend the Soorya NYC Festival of Sri Lankan culture & traditions at the Staten Island Museum on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, in Livingston. (Owen Reiter for the Staten Island Advance)

Hundreds attend the Soorya NYC Festival of Sri Lankan culture & traditions at the Staten Island Museum on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, in Livingston. (Owen Reiter for the Staten Island Advance)

The Soorya NYC Festival of Sri Lankan culture & traditions at the Staten Island Museum

Written and photographed by Owen Reiter

Updated: Sep. 15, 2024, 11:12 a.m. | Published: Sep. 15, 2024, 10:54 a.m.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Live music and performances, food sampling, an artisan market and family-friendly activities were the order of the day as hundreds celebrated the Soorya NYC Festival of Sri Lankan culture & traditions at the Staten Island Museum on Saturday.

Soorya, translated as “Sun,” presents folk and traditional arts to encourage cultural exchange centered on the local Sri Lankan community. It helps to sustain the continuity of Sri Lankan heritage in NYC and shares these traditions with the broader public.

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