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and a few minor communities. Commonly, men's traditional dress is the sarong/dhoti and shirt and women's traditional dress is a sari. The three major communities (Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims) have significant differences in their regional dress although the majority of them wear
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in 1991. The sport was introduced in 1916 to Sri Lanka. However, there is an opinion that Sri
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Sri Lanka does not acknowledge any national dress since there are three
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