Heroes' Day in Sri Lanka
Heroes' Day in Sri Lanka is held on November 28. This event in the third decade of the month November is annual.
Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that made them heroes. It was at one time a very important event in Sri Lankan politics. 'Maaveerar Naal' or Great Heroes Day is observed on 27 November.
New Delhi: ‘Heroes’ Day’ celebrations to commemorate rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam who were killed in Sri Lanka’s civil war was banned in 2020 after the Rajapaksa dispensation appealed in court, AFP has reported.