New Year Celebrations under Lockdown

These photo contributions show Sri Lankan New Year celebrations in the UK under lockdown. 

Like most other festivals in 2020, the Sri Lankan New Year Festival had to be celebrated under lockdown due to the fear of Covid-19. These photos show traditional food. Unfortunately, the food could not be shared with anyone else beyond the family who made it due to the restrictions of the pandemic. The contributor highlighted that she was trying to keep traditional customs for the sake of her children. Unlike during other years, she said social media was full of greetings that were customised to address pandemic-related fears. Many said 'We wish you safety from illnesses and long life this year!'

This material is part of the Covid Chronicles from the Margins project, funded by The Open University and the International Institute of Social Studies in the Hague. The project aims to highlight the impact of the pandemic on refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants.

本数据集收录了在英国封锁期间举行的斯里兰卡新年庆祝活动的摄影作品。如同2020年大多数节日，受新冠病毒（COVID-19）的担忧所迫，斯里兰卡新年庆典不得不在封锁状态下进行。照片中展示了传统美食。遗憾的是，由于疫情限制，这些美食无法与制作它们的家庭以外的任何人共享。捐赠者强调，她正努力为子女们保持传统习俗。与往年不同，她指出社交媒体上充满了针对疫情相关担忧定制的问候语。许多人祝愿‘愿你们今年免受疾病侵扰，长命百岁！’此素材为《疫情边缘纪事》项目的一部分，该项目由开放大学和海牙的国际社会研究学院资助。该项目的目的是凸显疫情对难民、寻求庇护者和无证移民的影响。