Remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamils (May 18)
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day
Mullivaikkal Remembrance day, 2016: Eelam Tamil women and children can be seen grieving in Mullivaikkal
Official name
முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள்
Observed by
Sri Lankan Tamils[1]
Date
18 May
Next time
18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)
Frequency
annual
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (or simply Mullivaikkal Day; Tamil: முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நினைவு நாள்Muḷḷivāykkāl Niṉaivu Nāḷ) is a remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamil people to remember those who died in the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. It is held each year on 18 May, the date on which the civil war ended in 2009, and is named after Mullivaikkal, a village on the north-east coast of Sri Lanka which was the scene of the final battle of the civil war.
^"Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day - 2022: Reminiscing the dead in final battle 2009 - News Features". Daily Mirror. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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