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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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Their year consists of 365 days, They begin their year upon our Eight and twentieth day of March, and sometimes the Seven and twentieth, and sometimes, but very seldom, on the Nine and twentieth.

The reason of which I conceive to be, to keep it equal to the course of the Sun, as our Leap year doth.

They call the year Ouredah.

This they divide in to Twelve Months, named, Wasachmaha, Pomaha, Ahalamoha, Micheneha, Bochmoha, &c.

They divide their Months into Weeks, each consisting of seven days, called Fridah, Sandudah, Onghorudah, Bodadah, Braspotindah, Secouradah, Henouradah.


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