let your pots overflow with milk traditional boiling south asian country for new year celebration

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Let your pots overflow with milk.Traditional milk boiling in south Asian country for new year celebration.

Traditional milk boiling in south Asian country for new year celebration.The most important ritual as I see of New Year is the boiling of the milk.It is common to greet each other saying Ã¢â¬ÅKiri ithirewaÃ¢â¬Â during the New Year meaning Ã¢â¬ÅLet your pots overflow with milkÃ¢â¬Â. Now milk and overflowing has always alluded to prosperity and good fortune in the Sri Lankan culture ( Much like milk and honey being viewed as symbols of opulence in global culture). However, I am not sure if the saying came first or the ritual because this is exactly what we do at New Year or when initiating something new, like shifting to a New House, etc.